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Call for Nominations: AFSA National Committee 2021-2022

September 27, 2021 by Amida

Do you want to help drive the fight for food sovereignty in 2022? Nominations are open for the AFSA National Committee for 2021-2022 AFSA is governed by a National Committee made up of farmers and allies, elected by our members at AFSA’s Annual General Meeting each year at the end of the Food Sovereignty Convergence, where we […]

Filed Under: Governance

Victorian producers need support for small-scale and local abattoirs

June 9, 2021 by Amida

The Issue Producers in several regions have seen the closure of their local abattoirs in recent years, and have emphasised to the Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance (AFSA) the challenges this presents for their farms, including longer travel times to reach abattoirs, and difficulties finding a facility that meets their slaughter needs. Additionally, small-scale local abattoirs […]

Filed Under: Governance, Regulations

2020 National Committee Report

November 3, 2020 by Tammi Jonas

President’s Report 2020 has been a year like none other in living memory. For Australians, the year commenced with the Black Summer, or rather continued from the horror fire season that started many months earlier across the east coast. Just as the air cleared, a new plague in the form of coronavirus arrived, and we […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Food Sovereignty Convergence, Governance, International, Legal Defence Fund, President's report, Solidarity Economy Tagged With: National Committee Report, post-2020 global biodiversity framework

Nominations to the AFSA National Committee for 2020-2021

October 23, 2020 by Amida

Below are the nominations for AFSA’s 2020-2021 National Committee. Office Bearer Positions President – Tammi Jonas Renominating for the role of President, Tammi writes: I have been the AFSA President since 2014, I’m re-nominating for President in 2020 to continue to lend my strong female farmer’s voice to the fight for food sovereignty in Australia. […]

Filed Under: Governance

AFSA Annual General Meeting

October 8, 2020 by Amida

  The Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance will hold its Annual General Meeting online, at the close of the Food Sovereignty Convergence on 24 October 2020 WHERE: via Zoom WHEN: Saturday 24 October 2020, 1:00pm All AFSA members are invited to attend – register to receive Zoom details here Nominations to the National Committee & Office […]

Filed Under: Governance

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AFSA categorically rejects proposals to expand intensive aquaculture into Commonwealth waters

  The Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance (AFSA) categorically rejects proposals to expand intensive aquaculture into Commonwealth waters. We need a radical paradigm shift away from Blue Economy to Blue Justice in fisheries, which is crucial for climate justice, encompassing economic, social, and environmental justice. The 2019 Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services reported […]

AFSA responds to the ACT Capital Food and Fibre Strategy

  AFSA recently responded to the call for submissions to the ACT Capital Food and Fibre Strategy, which will “be a roadmap to delivering social, environmental and economic benefits based on secure, climate-resilient food and fibre production across in the ACT; and respond to the need to mitigate climate challenges via adaptation and diversification. It […]

A Licence to Sell Lettuce? ASFA Submission to FSANZ Proposal

  For three years FSANZ has been working on a proposal to more tightly regulate the production and sale of berries, leafy vegetables, and melons after several outbreaks of listeria, e coli, and salmonella from large monocultures. AFSA has provided feedback from the beginning on the need to approach any changes with a scale-appropriate lens […]

Protecting farmers and preserving farm land: Submission on the Protections within the Victorian Planning Framework

In October 2021 the Victorian Legislative Council tasked the Environment and Planning Committee to inquire into and report on: “the adequacy of the Planning and Environment Act 1987 and Victorian planning framework in relation to planning and heritage protection”. Particular terms of reference were outlined for the Committee to address and AFSA provides its submission […]

AFSA supports proposed changes to landscape rehydration infrastructure planning rules in NSW

The Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance (AFSA) supports the proposed changes to landscape rehydration infrastructure planning rules and applauds the NSW Government’s initiative to allow farmers to restore streams on their property through landscape rehydration techniques, without the need for council approval. AFSA represents small and medium scale producers and our vision is to enable regenerative […]

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  • Take our survey to help shape your Peoples’ Food Plan! June 3, 2022
  • AFSA responds to an Inquiry on Australian Government’s application of the UNDRIP in Australia June 2, 2022
  • AFSA Values & Theory of Change May 26, 2022
  • AFSA denounces misinformation from the far right in response to the Victorian Government’s ALA Bill May 13, 2022
  • AFSA urges the Federal Government to change its definition of primary producers, to include smallholders seeking critical disaster recovery funding April 8, 2022

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