KATHMANDU, Feb 17 (IPS) - Manjula Dungdung is explaining why she is fighting for land and agricultural rights for herself and other members of the Kharia tribe, who grow the food they eat. “Women’s right to land is especially important because it is an issue of our dignity, and since we are the ones who do most of the agricultural work, it is to maintain food security.”
Forward The Future Free Of Hunger, Dispossession, And Destruction! Unparalleled urgency marks our annual commemoration of World Hunger Day amid imperialist machinations to advance a sinister agenda to monopolize further and exploit global food systems .
Leading African Farmer Groups Challenge AGRA Summit Over Corporate Dominance WHEN: Wednesday, 30 August 2023, 1 PM GMT / 4 PM EAT / 9 AM EDT WHERE: Online. Link to be provided upon registration. REGISTER HERE Media Contacts: Kirubel Tadele: kirubel.tadele@afsafrica.org Michael Farrelly: michael.farrelly@afsafrica.org Speakers Include: Susan Nakacwa – GRAIN Juma Shabani – Farmer Leader Juliet Nangamba –
The Acting Lundazi District Commissioner, Mukule Banda in Eastern province of Zambia says our food, its origins, and the stories it tells are an integral part of our African cultural heritage, our identity. However, the Acting Lundazi District Commissioner noted that the food we consume today, the understanding of…