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Through their umbrella Organisation: Eastern and Southern Africa Small Scale Farmers Forum (ESAFF), farmers say because they are not involved in research, most technologies haven’t been embraced because they don’t understand them. Smallholder farmers have called for involvement in the research processes so as to understand technologies developed for them...

Why East Africa farmer groups are opposing new seeds plan

19 Jul 2023

ESAFF

The draft East African Community (EAC) Seed and Plant Varieties Bill is being finalized at the EAC secretariat amid stiff opposition Arusha. Farmer groups in East Africa say they will not relent in their opposition to a proposed seed and plant varieties bill. The draft East African Community (EAC) Seed...

Stakeholders want SADC parliamentary forum to identify major priority issues

27 Jun 2023

ESAFF

CIVIL society organizations (CSOs) have called on the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Parliamentary Forum and its thematic committee in Tanzania to prioritise issues of health, agriculture and food security in their commitments for the region’s sustainable development. The stakeholders also urge the SADC parliamentarians to strongly push for the...

Unite to tackle hunger, EAC partner states urged

17 Jun 2023

ESAFF

The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) has urged partner states to unite in defeating hunger in the region. According to Ms Francoise Uwumukiza, an EALA lawmaker who also chairs the independent, legislative arm of the Community’s Agriculture, Tourism and Natural Resources (ATNR) committee, it will take a unified regional economic...

Allocate more funding for Agric, EAC partner states told

08 May 2023

ESAFF

PARTNER States within the East African Community (EAC) have been challenged to allocate more funds on agriculture. This is in a bid to cushion the sector from the pangs of persistent drought caused by climate change. Speaking on the sidelines of the sixth EAC Budget Summit hosted by the Eastern...

Call for Consultancy – Analysis of Public Financing for Agroecology in Tanzania

21 Apr 2023

ESAFF

ESAFF on behalf of the PSA Alliance hereby courtly invites your submission of a proposal to provide professional consultancy services for the Analysis of Public Financing for Agroecology in Tanzania in accordance with the conditions detailed in the attached terms of reference (ToR) and related attachments. ESAFF intends to issue...

PRESS STATEMENT BY EAST AFRICAN CSO’s TO COUNTER THE COMMERCIALIZATION OF GMO

15 Dec 2022

ESAFF

More than 100 Civil society organisations representing smallholder farmers, pastoralists, fisherfolks, consumer networks, faith groups and indigenous seed savers from Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania gathered to reiterate our reservations regarding the apparent push to commercialize Genetic Modified Organisms (GMOs) in the East African region. Read the full statement below #NoGMO...

The Joint IFAD-Farmer Organisations Statement, Regional Farmers Forum: East and Southern Africa Region

06 Dec 2022

ESAFF

On Tuesday 25th November 2022, during the closing session of the regional ESA FAFO, Ms Elizabeth Nsimadala, Chair of the ESA steering committee, read out the Joint IFAD-FO declaration, which represents the joint commitment that will guide IFAD/FOs partnerships between November 2022 and end of 2024. The full declaration, including...

Smallholder Farmers Call for Involvement in Research Processes

Why East Africa farmer groups are opposing new seeds plan

Stakeholders want SADC parliamentary forum to identify major priority issues

Unite to tackle hunger, EAC partner states urged

Allocate more funding for Agric, EAC partner states told

Call for Consultancy – Analysis of Public Financing for Agroecology in Tanzania

PRESS STATEMENT BY EAST AFRICAN CSO’s TO COUNTER THE COMMERCIALIZATION OF GMO

The Joint IFAD-Farmer Organisations Statement, Regional Farmers Forum: East and Southern Africa Region

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