ESAFF outlines what must be done to make 2014 Year of Agriculture more meaningful
25/02/2014 * Actions needed: honour Maputo Declaration, Policy reforms, Climate Change Adaptation, Smallholder agro-financing, The African Union declaration of 2014 as the... Read More
Year 2014: African small scale farmers want to be at centre stage
25/02/2014 If African nations want guaranteed inclusive growth and economic prosperity, the best route to take is agriculture development, led by smallholder... Read More
PRESS RELEASE: European Farmers Demand their SEED Rights!
22/01/2014 (Brussels, 20 January 2014) At the start of the year devoted to family farming, which is being called on by the... Read More
SEEDS: Can the nation afford the Loss?
23/10/2013 A big debate has risen over the disappearance of indigenous seeds. According to small scale farmers in many parts of the... Read More
SEEDS: Farmers fear disappearance of indigenous seed varieties
22/10/2013 Farmers are reporting that indigenous seeds are disappearing in many parts of the country, causing concern that if no action is... Read More
SEEDS: Why Local Seeds are Best for Us!
21/10/2013 Small scale farmers are worried of disappearance of local seeds which in recent years, are gradually being replaced by conventional hybrid.... Read More
AFSA Condemns COMESA’s Approval of Seed Trade Regulations
30/09/2013 The Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) has strongly condemned the approval of the draft COMESA Seed Trade Harmonization Regulations,... Read More
AGRA, G8 Blamed for Attacking Africa’s Food Sovereignty
16/08/2013 A recent meeting of the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) held from 12th to 16th August 2013... Read More
Jubilant MVIWATA Marks 20 years’ Anniversary
26/07/2013 MVIWATA, Tanzania’s National Network of Farmers Groups this July marked its 20 years of existence in jubilation. The four-day-long event that took place... Read More
INSARD: More Small-Farmers’ Voices in ARD
13/09/2013 Tanzanian small-holder farmers have demanded more of their voices to be heard and be accorded a bigger role in the setting... Read More