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Farmer, activist & chef to join forces for Fair Food Campaign

January 23, 2016 by Alana Mann

Chef Guy Grossi, farmer and president of the Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance Tammi Jonas, farmers market founder Miranda Sharp and Fair Food editor and campaigner Dr Nick Rose will join forces on February 13 for a live forum in Melbourne titled “Beyond the Supermarket: fair food in a disconnected system”. The forum is being presented […]

Filed Under: Governance, Media Releases Tagged With: Agroecology, Fair Food Farmers United, Media Release, permaculture

AFSA Welcomes Food Sovereignty Day 2014

October 16, 2014 by Nick Rose

AFSA welcomes the awarding of the Food Sovereignty Prize to the Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC), and…

Filed Under: Media Releases Tagged With: Media Release

Food sovereignty means we safeguard vital assets for future generations

February 17, 2014 by Nick Rose

Food Sovereignty Alliance calls for tighter controls on foreign ownership and control of Australian farmland Australian farmers and communities lose while transnational corporations profit 17 February 2014 Debate rages about whether Australia should allow foreign investment in agricultural land. Transnational agribusinesses and financial institutions are acquiring stakes in agricultural land and infrastructure in land-rich countries […]

Filed Under: Media Releases Tagged With: AFSA, Australia, Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance, farmland grab, food policy, food security, food sovereignty, foreign investment, Media Release, Michael Croft

Just Food — a suitable case for crowdfunding

August 20, 2013 by Nick Rose

Here’s a different way to think about money — not as a substance for hoarding but an energy for making good things happen.

Filed Under: Uncategorised Tagged With: AFSA, Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance, Fair Food Week, food sovereignty, Media Release, Video

Green paper for a Corporate Food Plan

July 19, 2012 by Food Sovereignty

On 17 July 2012, the Federal Government released its green paper for a National Food Plan. The Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance has made its public response to the green paper, which you can read by clicking on the link below: AFSA Media Release – Response to Green Paper

Filed Under: Media Releases, Peoples' Food Plan Tagged With: Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance, Media Release, National Food Plan Green Paper

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Local Laws submission to defend the right to common resources

Last week AFSA made a submission to the Hepburn Shire Council to defend residents’ rights to forage, collect firewood, have more than 20 chooks, and salvage materials from the tip and roadside without need for a permit. We were concerned that these laws originated from overzealous risk management policies rather than residents’ interests. Further, they […]

FSANZ proposes ‘licence to sell lettuce’ – AFSA says NO

On 3 May 2019, Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) released an information paper on its proposed approach to a review of food safety standards in the Food Standards Code (the Review). The intention is to create a consistent and up-to-date approach to food safety management with regard to so-called “high-risk horticulture,” which includes a […]

NSW Fresh Food Pricing Parliamentary Inquiry Hearing

On Friday 22 June 2018, AFSA attended the NSW Fresh Food Pricing Parliamentary Inquiry Hearing at Parliament House in Sydney. AFSA was selected and recognised as a key stakeholder in the food system by the parliamentary members in this Upper House inquiry. Tammi Jonas, president of AFSA, and our paralegal Sarah de Wit were welcomed […]

Response to the Proposed Draft Australian Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines for Poultry

View AFSA’s entire submission here.  The current review of the Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals – Domestic Poultry offers the first opportunity in 15 years to improve the minimum welfare standards for domestic poultry in Australia. It provides the chance to modify Australian standards to reflect current animal welfare science and […]

Poultry Welfare Reforms Fact Sheet

The Codes for animal welfare for poultry are being reviewed for the first time in over 15 years. The result will be one Australia-wide Code on animal welfare for poultry. Two main documents, along with an independent Farmed Bird Science Welfare Review and many supporting papers, have been released for public comment: The Draft Standards […]

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  • Intervention on the Global Biodiversity Framework calls for support to peasants and indigenous peoples’ as stewards of biodversity February 26, 2021
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  • Solidarity Sessions 2021 – Tyson Yunkaporta & Tammi Jonas, Wed 3 Feb January 26, 2021
  • Can agriculture stop COVID-21, -22, and -23? Yes, but not by greenwashing agribusiness December 15, 2020
  • 2020 National Committee Report November 3, 2020

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