15/12/2009 Small Scale Farmers to engage governments on agriculture budgeting Small scale farmers in Eastern and Southern Africa will engage their government on budgeting processes. Small scale farmers wants to have greater voices in the agriculture budgeting processes. Also the farmers want their government to increase the budget to 10%... Read More

02/12/2009 ALLIANCE FOR FOOD SOVEREIGNTY IN AFRICA (ASFA)                                                                                    Challenges African leaders on Climate Change   Bole Declaration; 25th November, 2009; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia We, the ALLIANCE FOR FOOD SOVEREIGNTY IN AFRICA (AFSA), representing small holder farmers, pastoralists, hunter/gatherers, indigenous peoples, citizens and environmentalists from Africa, salute the strong and unified approach... Read More

7/10/2009 by Christi van der Westhuizen CAPE TOWN, Oct 4 (IPS) – Civil society should call African parliaments to account on international trade negotiations as parliamentarians have in the past not been “robust” enough in ensuring that such talks deliver on developmental priorities. This candid admission came from Sisa Njikelana,... Read More

08/10/2009 11/10/2009  ESAFF Approves financial and personnel manual and policies The Eastern and Southern Africa Small Scale Farmers’ Forum –ESAFF have approved two manuals and policies fro the movement. The approved personnel and financial policies and Manual will govern and guide the management and accounting operations of ESAFF as well... Read More

12/10/2009 The Eastern and Southern Africa Small Scale Farmers’ Forum –ESAFF will seek collaborations with other farmers movement in the region and beyond. Passing a resolution during the Board Meeting held in Morogoro, Tanzania recently the Board said that the strength of ESAFF can be realized through co operations and collaborations... Read More

ESAFF Board set to expand to cover Indian Ocean and all Southern Africa Countries 11/10/2009 The Eastern and Southern Africa Small Scale Farmers Forum – ESAFF has decided to give the geographical expansion of ESAFF a priority in the year 2010. Following that decision, ESAFF will extend invitations to countries... Read More

09/10/2009 Small scale farmer leaders in eastern and southern Africa says they will take organisational development (OD) as an essential item to address at the national farmers forum development. The farmers said that during the workshop on OD that was organized recently in Dar es salaam, Tanzania. The facilitator of... Read More

18/09/2009 By Business Reporter, Times of Zambia http://www.times.co.zm/news/viewnews.cgi?category=12&id=1161762345 THE East and Southern African Small-Scale Farmers Forum (ESAFF) Zambia has  said  Government should start involving small-scale farmers in monitoring resources allocated to the agricultural sector. ESAFF Zambia communications secretary, Simon Mwamba said in Lusaka yesterday that the Government must also make available some... Read More