AFSA’s Media Release on the takeover of Rivalea by JBS – the largest meat processing company in the world: The announcement of the purchase of Rivalea-owned abattoirs in Victoria and New South Wales by multinational corporation JBS – the largest meat processor in the world – has sparked major concerns about corporate consolidation and loss […]
Victorian producers need support for small-scale and local abattoirs
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 […]
Solidarity Session #14- Small-scale abattoirs for local food economies
Watch now Join AFSA and other producers online on Wed 2 June at 6:30pm to talk about the work that is happening to build independent, local- and grower-owned, small-scale abattoirs in Australia. We know that alternatives to centralised, industrial-scale abattoirs are critical to the future of ethical meat – for animal welfare, for farmer […]
Engaging Victorian regulators to reduce barriers to farmgate sales
AFSA continues to engage with state agencies in Victoria to reduce regulatory barriers to farmgate sales, and hope to see progress in state regulations which can serve as an example for other states where small-scale farmers face scale-inappropriate regulation. In current discussions with AgVic around planning provisions, AFSA raised the many concerns and experiences that […]
2019 President’s Report
What a delicious year of growing and eating and winning and celebrating it’s been for AFSA! And yet while the food sovereignty movement has had many successes, I’d like to acknowledge the very real struggles farmers across Australia, especially in the east, are facing in the worst climate-change-affected areas. The past year has seen the […]