COVID-19 some research institutions in Tanzania, Ghana and South Africa are studying the situation before, during and after the Cavid-19 outbreak The pandemic led to an inadequate supply of foodstuffs such as wheat, fish, edible oil and rice from source countries in Asia and Europe Dar es Salaam. Despite the... Read More
Rural groups and food sovereignty advocates from around the world organized an independent digital dialogue to engage with UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food Michael Fakhri and his predecessor Hilal Elver on the demands and recommendations they want to raise in the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit. The... Read More
Gaborone 15/10/2020 The Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) is sparing no effort to ensure that the African Agriculture transformation report on Malabo goals is shared at all level. The SADC Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource (FANR) Director says the second Malabo Biennial Review Report dialogues will continue at all level... Read More
Smallholder farmers under the Eastern African Small-scale farmers’ forum (ESAFF)-Uganda, have launched a nationwide campaign to compel politicians and political parties to make agriculture a priority in their manifestos. ESAFF chairperson, Hakim Baliraine, said all candidates should make agriculture a priority in the coming elections because even though it is... Read More
WINDHOEK-NAMIBIA (09/10/2020) – The SADC Parliamentary Forum will soon be transformed to a regional legislative body. According the SADC Executive Secretary discussions between the SADC Secretariat and the SADC PF secretariat are at the advanced stage. Speaking at the opening of the 47th Plenary Assembly Session held virtually recently, Dr. Stergomena... Read More
Kigali, 09th September 2020 . The Eastern and Southern Africa Small Scale farmers Forum (ESAFF) says scaling up agroecological practices will help poorer farmers cope with climate change, debt trap and ensure sustainably availability of healthy nutritious food in Africa. ESAFF coordinator says agroecology is suited to ensure farmer ownership... Read More
The spread of Covid-19 throughout Southern Africa is worsening the region’s already dire rates of food insecurity and malnutrition, pushing millions more people into poverty and hunger. Regional experts on food insecurity from the World Food Programme (WFP), ActionAid and the Eastern and the Southern Africa Small-Scale Farmers’ Forum (ESAFF),... Read More
ESAFF is mourning the Chairperson of ESAFF Zambia Mr Kennedy Samujimu Chipoya who passed away on the 10th August 2020 after a short illness. The late Chipoya was born on 18th June 1969 in the touristic town of Livingstone, in Southern Province of Zambia. He had his early education in... Read More