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On 27th October the Federal Agriculture Minister, Joe Ludwig, announced that his Department was reviewing ...
Today (2 September 2011) the Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance made its submission to the National ...
The AFSA and the Sydney Food Fairness Alliance today jointly published a media release as the Federal Government's consultation period on its Issues Paper for the National Food Plan draws to a close on 2 September.
View the pdf document which provides a brief overview of the background to the development of the National Food Plan and some comments on the Issues paper to inform development of a national food plan.
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One of the leading advocates of food sovereignty in the Ecuador, the Federation of Agricultural Centres and Farmer Organisations of Coastal Ecuador have released their first newsletter to chart food sovereignty developments in Ecuador ...Organisations representing over 500,000 Australians endorsed the call by the Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance for its inclusion in the National Food Policy Advisory Working Group.
Chairperson of the Indonesian Peasant Union and the General Coordinator of the global small farmer and peasant movement La Via Campesina has had an opinion article published in the Canberra Times on Monday, 20th June 2011.
AFSA National Coordinator Nick Rose and Greenpeace GM Wheat Campaigner Claire Parfitt had an article published on the Australian comment website and discussion forum, Online Opinion, on 13th June 2011.
This is a really great document for anyone interested in local food initiatives. It gives a detailed account of the Cleveland (USA) experience and success as well as offering plenty of advice on how others can emulate their success.
Demand for organics is raising incomes for India's farmers, but critics say it's not the answer to India's fast-rising food demands.
"Food Security for the short or long term?" the following is a piece from the Agri-Food Research Network on food security and the government's new National Food Policy Working Group