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AFSA is expanding: Join our National Committee or sub-committees and working groups

April 1, 2022 by Food Sovereignty

Join our team: AFSA National Committee We are seeking nominations from people interested in joining our National Committee. We have a vacancy after the resignation of Vice President Nick Holliday, who is facing an even higher workload than usual in the face of major climate events impacting the farm. So while we are looking for […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Agroecology, Community Supported Agriculture, Governance, Homepage feature, Indigenous, International, Legal Defence Fund, Peoples' Food Plan, Regulations, Research, Women Tagged With: AFSA, farming, food sovereignty, members, national committee, sub-committees, working groups

AFSA flags climate change, intensive livestock as key causes of concern in current Japanese encephalitis virus outbreak at Australian piggeries

March 11, 2022 by Jess Power

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 […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Agroecology, Media Releases, Regulations Tagged With: Agroecology, Climate Change, farming, JEV, public health

A Licence to Sell Lettuce? ASFA Submission to FSANZ Proposal

February 20, 2022 by Tammi Jonas

  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 […]

Filed Under: Agroecology, Community Supported Agriculture, Regulations, Submissions Tagged With: berries, FSANZ, lettuce, melons

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

January 26, 2022 by Food Sovereignty

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 […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Agroecology, Regulations, Submissions Tagged With: Agroecology, farming, legislation, regenerative agriculture, rehydration, water

Media release: JBS takeover highlights urgent need for support to small-scale local abattoirs

June 9, 2021 by Amida

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 […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Regulations

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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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