A summit in the Democratic Republic of Congo s capital Kinshasa aimed at protecting central Africa s rainforest opens with activists and politicians arguing that conservation efforts must address food security for locals.
The Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA), the largest CSO coalition championing food sovereignty across the continent, is gearing up for its trailblazing convening set for August 29-31 in Kinshasa, DRC. Themed "Regional Summit in reconciling food production with biodiversity conservation and climate emergency in the Congo Basin", the…
African smallholder farmers who nurtured a diverse ecosystem and a healthy living soil, fed generations of Africans with healthy, culturally acceptable, and nutritious crops - all without the use of pesticides, fertilizers, or other industrial methods that are harmful to Africans' health. All this has resulted, in Africa's diets being…
Diverse actors from 30 countries call for a comprehensive Africa Food Policy that addresses Africa’s need to feed itself in the face of global uncertainty and climate change. The social movements’ call came following the conclusion of the 4th AFSA Biennial Food Systems Conference, which was held in Yaoundé, Cameroon,…