AFSA has responded to the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment’s National Biosecurity Strategy. We express concern with the Strategy’s limitations which focus heavily on surveillance and control, and less on prevention of biosecurity threats in agriculture, particularly through continued practice of intensive livestock. We also flag that Australia’s current colonial agricultural […]
AFSA advocates for climate justice, agroecology and an end to industrial farming at FAO Asia Pacific Regional Conference
The FAO Asia Pacific Regional Conference was held in a hybrid format in March 2022. AFSA sits on the Steering Committee which organised the Civil Society Consultation in advance of the conference, which produced two excellent papers on agroecology and One Health. Throughout the conference, within the theme of climate resilience civil society advocated for […]
Facing our Food Head On
Katherine Scott discovered Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) after exploring her options for delicious, quality food made ethically through a transparent process from farm to plate. Here, she shares her story on becoming a CSA member at Jonai Farms on Dja Dja Wurrung Country (Victoria). I just drove to the outskirts of town to pick up […]
Advice to AFSA members and the general public: Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV)
The Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance (AFSA) flags climate change and intensive livestock as key causes of concern in the current outbreak of Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) across four Australian states. AFSA is calling on the Australian Government and Industry to acknowledge the risks associated with industrial agriculture on climate, farmers, livestock and public health. Some […]
AFSA flags climate change, intensive livestock as key causes of concern in current Japanese encephalitis virus outbreak at Australian piggeries
11 March 2022 The Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance (AFSA) flags climate change and intensive livestock as key causes of concern in the current outbreak of Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) across four Australian states. AFSA is calling on the Australian Government and Industry to acknowledge the risks associated with industrial agriculture on climate, farmers, livestock and […]
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