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AFSA Manifesto Launched!

December 10, 2010 by Food Sovereignty

We are launching our AFSA Manifesto, on this auspicous day. “10 December 2010 is the second global Terra Madre Day; the day on which millions of Slow Food members and their supporters worldwide join together to celebrate food diversity and the right to good, clean and fair food. It is also the 62nd International Human Rights Day, […]

Filed Under: Media Releases, Press Tagged With: AFSA Manifesto

Media release: Monsanto’s acquisition of InterGrain risks Australian farmers’ food sovereignty

September 7, 2010 by Food Sovereignty

IN A MOVE that places it at the centre of Australia’s food supply, Monsanto has acquired a 19.9 pecent share of Western Australia’s InterGrain, the company that produces seed for 40 percent of all wheat grown in Australia.

Filed Under: Media Releases, Press Tagged With: AFSA, Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance, Australian Grain Industry, Genetic Engineering, GMO

Coverage for AFSA in Stock and Land

September 1, 2010 by Food Sovereignty

Agribusiness may be expecting to shape the National Food Policy announced as a second-term Labor promiseby Agriculture Minister Tony Burke, but a group of small food-related organisations has asked for a say as well.

Filed Under: In the News, Press Tagged With: AFSA, Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance, National Food Plan, Stock and Land

Media release: 18 August 2010

August 27, 2010 by Food Sovereignty

Date of release:18 August 2010
NEW ALLIANCE CALLS FOR PARTICIPATION IN FOOD POLICY

An alliance of small businesses, family farmers, social enterprises, community organisations, and individuals working in food related areas…

Filed Under: Media Releases, Press Tagged With: AFSA, Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance, Media Release, National Food Policy

Media Release – August 2010 Letter to Politicians

August 13, 2010 by Food Sovereignty

In August 2010, the Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance produced a letter supporting the participation of the social enterprise and small food business sector, as well as the community food sector, in the development of a national policy on food. The letter has been circulated and a number of organisations and individuals active in food systems, […]

Filed Under: Media Releases, Peoples' Food Plan, Press, Submissions Tagged With: AFSA, Letter to Politicians, National Food Policy

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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 […]

AFSA opposes JBS acquisition of Rivalea

The proposed acquisition raises a number of concerns for AFSA and our directly-affected members—small and medium-scale pastured pig farmers in Victoria. The concerns centre around the certainty of continued access for service kills and a lack of choice, reflective of a lack of competition, in the state for small-scale farmers accessing service kills. At a […]

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Recent posts

  • 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
  • AFSA is expanding: Join our National Committee or sub-committees and working groups April 1, 2022
  • AFSA response to the National Biosecurity Strategy March 21, 2022
  • Global perspectives: An update on AFSA’s international advocacy March 17, 2022

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