03/03/2011 ESAFF Signs the Dakar Appeal against the land grab. The Eastern and Southern Africa Small Scale Farmers Forum (ESAFF) has strongly endorsed the Dakar Apral against land grab. The appeal came out as one of the major issues that arose out of the convergance in Dakar during the World... Read More
12/02/2011 Small scale farmers should push for the governments in Africa to allocate more money into the agriculture sector. They said that it has been long time after the Maputo Declaration in 2003 where States pledged to allocate more budgetary money to agriculture. Speaking before the demonstration at the world... Read More
25/01/2011 The Southern Africa Development Community (SADC), is ready to partner with small scale farmers to speed up agriculture policies implementation in the Eastern and Southern Africa region. The Directorate of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources directorate (FANR) will assists in availing necessary information regarding SADC member states signed protocols... Read More
07/12/2010 In the process to ensure learning and smooth implementation of ESAFF’s activities, the high level delegation from ESAFF HQ will commence a visit to member countries to share development in the implementation of various agenda. The monitoring visit will take place in December 2010. The delegation will be led by the chairperson... Read More
23/11/2010 ESAFF would like to announce to all stakeholders that we have changed our telefax number effectively from today. our older number +255 23 2600006 will remain as a telephone number and our new telefax is +255 23 2613880. We higly reagreat for any inconveniences caused. issued by ESAFF Coordinator, Joe Mzinga +255 782486183
18/10/2010 LA VIA CAMPESINA PRESS RELEASE G20 Exludes poor countries and pushes business as usual, Small farmers demand system change (Seoul, NOV 18, 2010) The G20i just concluded its Summit in Seoul, Korea where they professed to discuss solutions to the global financial crisis. Claiming to be the forum for... Read More
30/09/2010 The German based charity organization, Bread for the World (BftW) has entered into agreement to support ESAFF to implement its strategic plan 2008-2011. The support worth Euro 50,000 will largely help in strengthening small scale farmers’ national forums and enhance capacity in lobbying and advocacy of the agriculture budget.... Read More
20/10/2010 By JOSEPH MITI The Monitor Newspaper Posted Wednesday, October 20 2010 at 00:00 at http://www.monitor.co.ug/Magazines/Farming/-/689860/1035852/-/2o6wfmz/-/index.html “We will not eat to eat, but eat to work. If we don’t want to work, we will not eat. Eat every meal after working for four hours,” this is a heartening prayer, the... Read More