16/04/2014  (Harare, April 16, 2014) This year millions of men and women farmers of the international peasant movement, La Vía Campesina, mobilize worldwide in favor of pasant seeds. Since April 17, 1996 (1) la Vía Campesina designated this day as a global day of action with allies and firends. With more... Read More

03/04/2014 PRESS RELEASE FROM ALLIANCE FOR FOOD SOVEREIGNTY IN AFRICA   AFSA STRONGLY CONDEMNSS LEIGHT OF HAND MOVES BY ARIPO TO JOIN UPOV 1991, BYPASS NATIONAL LAWS ANDOUTLAW FARMERS RIGHTS   Addis Ababa, Accra 3 April 2014 The Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA)[i] strongly condemns the move by... Read More

25/02/2014 African non state actors working in the Agriculture sector in the continent have issued joint recommendations to be presented to the Africa Agriculture Ministers during their Conference for adoption. The same recommendation will be transmitted to the Heads of State Summit in July 2014. According to a statement issued... Read More

25/02/2014 * Successful implementation of RAP must put emphasis the role of small scale farmers SADC Council of Ministers approved the final SADC Regional Agricultural Policy in June 2013 that was later handed over to the Heads of State Summit Meeting held in Malawi in August 2013. The Civil Society... Read More

25/02/2014 The Eastern and Southern Africa small scale Farmers’ Forum – ESAFF in December 2013 joined hands with other like minded bodies to condemn COMESA approval of seed trade regulations terming it as a disaster for small farmers. “The regulations turn a blind eye to small farmers and their traditional... Read More

25/02/2014 *New strategic plan for 2015/8 in the pipeline The Eastern and Southern Africa small scale Farmers’ Forum – ESAFF is fully committed in ensuring that the capacity of smallholder farmer is lifted so as to clearly influence policies for sustainable agriculture and poverty reduction in Eastern and Southern Africa,... Read More

25/02/2014  * Actions needed: honour  Maputo Declaration, Policy reforms, Climate Change Adaptation, Smallholder agro-financing, The African Union declaration of 2014 as the year of agriculture and food security is a step in the right direction which must be followed by concrete actions for the benefit of the majority smallholder farmers... Read More

25/02/2014 If African nations want guaranteed inclusive growth and economic prosperity, the best route to take is agriculture development, led by smallholder farmers who comprise the majority (with their families). This emerged at the launch of African Union (AU) Africa Year of Agriculture (AYoA) as agriculture stakeholders from across the... Read More