Agroecology

Declaration from the 2018 Food Sovereignty Convergence

We representatives of small-scale farmers, fishers, agricultural workers, indigenous peoples, women, youth, eaters, and NGOs came together from across Australia ...
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Industrial ag’s spurious biosecurity claims revealed

AFSA and our partners recently negotiated a streamlined application process for pastured pig and poultry production... however, during the final ...
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Why the food movement is unstoppable!

What makes an ethical food future? What kind of agriculture can our planet sustain? How can we reduce demand on ...
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Statement from the National Committee of the Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance

Over the past two days the National Committee of the Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance (AFSA) met for our annual mid-year ...
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IPC General Meeting Report

Tammi Jonas, AFSA President Katarina Munksgaard, International Liaison The International Planning Committee for Food Sovereignty (IPC) consists of a plethora ...
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Small-scale, regenerative grain growers not supported by the GRDC

The Australian Government's Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) recently released their Research, Development and Extension (RD&E) Plan for the ...
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MEDIA RELEASE: Government draft poultry standards fail to meet international standards

MEDIA RELEASE- 20 February 2018 Animal welfare advocates, farmers, academics and consumers are disappointed that the government department responsible for draft ...
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Let’s put an end to the battery cage

With the release of the Australian Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines for Poultry draft, we're encouraging all members to speak up ...
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Bruce Pascoe on Indigenous land management and regenerative farming

Bruce Pascoe, Bunurong man and highly acclaimed author of 'Dark Emu: Black Seeds', sat down with AFSA President Tammi Jonas ...
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Mathew Evans- Keynote Address at Slow Meat Symposium

Mathew Evans, the Gourmet Farmer, gave the keynote address at the Inaugural Slow Meat Symposium held in Daylesford, September 2017 ...
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