🚀Out now: “They will feed us! A people’s route to African food sovereignty,” an autonomous assessment of the UN #FoodSystems Summit pathways & #Dakar2compacts by the CSIPM African Popular Consultation space. ➡️csm4cfs.org/they-will-feed… #FoodSystems 4People #UNFSS2023 #16Oct23

A call to bring back our ancient grains on World Food Day! biowatch.org.za/bring-back-our… #ourfoodisafrican #biowatch #agroecology #millets

🚨Alarmed and disappointed: the European Commission breaks its commitment to stop production and exports of #hazardouschemicals banned in the EU

🙅🏾The EU must lead by example #StopToxicExports

No more broken promises of the #GreenDeal , still time to get it right! #SOTEU2023

INVITATION: Durban FILM SCREENING * THE LAST SEED * The award-winning documentary feature film about the struggle for seed in Africa. Join us on 27 September - 5:30 for 6pm - at KZNSA
biowatch.org.za/the-last-seed
Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung Southern Africa
co-produced with
Biowatch
AFSA

𝗣𝗮𝗻-𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘁𝘆

DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA - The highly-anticipated Preview Copy Tweet 𝑷𝒂𝒏-𝑨𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝑺𝒆𝒆𝒅

We championed our food heritage through #MyFoodIsAfrican campaign. This journey was a powerful stand against IA narratives, towards a healthier future grounded in our tradition. The movement lives on! Let's shape Africa's food narrative! #FoodSovereignty

bit.ly/477EBM9

High Court rejects ACB’s concerns re SA approval of Monsanto/Bayer’s GM alleged drought-tolerant maize. Next step: seek leave to appeal. Still, legal proceedings has halted cultivation of this bogus trait for 7 years✌️ #notoGMO Read analysis here: t2m.io/decision_GMmai…

📢 Dive into the final episode of 'THE LAST SEED' film.

FARMERS' SEEDS: THE KEY TO AGROECOLOGY

Discover the resilience of Farmers' Seeds and the transformative potential of #agroecology .

'They tried to bury us, they didn't know we were seeds.'

youtu.be/uEd3XwNjJfs

As UNFSS+2 stocktake event concluded this week, an independent African Civil Society Assessment of #UNFSS pathways & #Dakar2summit compacts shows how the rights/ demands/participation of African grassroots & small farmers are left out. #FoodSystems4People csm4cfs.org/policy-brief-a…

As part of AFSA's #MyFoodIsAfricanWeek , we are sharing an episode from Biowatch's #GoodFoodConversations with Mvu Ngcoya. He talks about Cuba's lessons for SA; embracing agroecology for food sovereignty.biowatch.org.za/good-food-conv…

Corinne Mngomezulu amidst giant Amadumbi leaves. This year swales & composting pits retained heavy rain enabling abundant growth in the usually dry and rocky mountains terrain in Ingwavuma
#MyFoodIsAfrican #MySeedIsAfrican #agroecology #AgroecologyWorks #amadumbi #Biowatch

Mavis Nhlekho, Pongola checks on Sorghum in her diverse summer fields. Tall sorghum lessens cross-pollination. Diverse legumes add nutritious food, fodder & build healthy soil
#MyFoodIsAfrican #MySeedIsAfrican #AgroecologyWorks #agroecology #YearofMillet #sorghum #Biowatch

Rebekah Mthembu stands alongside Pearl Millet in summer fields diversely intercropped with grains and legumes in the sandy soils of the coastal dunes of KwaNgwanase
#MyFoodIsAfrican #MySeedIsAfrican #AgroecologyWorks #agroecology #millets #YearofMillets #PearlMillet #Biowatch

NO to corporate control of food systems! YES to food sovereignty!
The UN Food Systems Summit #UNFSS2023 further advances industrial food systems, opening broad spaces for corporations to rule over those most affected by the hunger, climate & health crises. #FoodSystems4People

📢Episode 2 of 'The Last Seed' film: 'The Corporate Capture of African Agriculture'.

AGRA's flawed model, neo-colonialism & eroding #seedsovereignty exposed. Witness how corporate interests threaten traditional farming, jeopardizing #foodsovereignty . 👇

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Join us for the Encounters Festival screening of THE LAST SEED on Sunday, 25 June 2023 at 16:00 in Cape town at the Labia theatre. Catch the Johannesburg screening at The Zone @Rosebank Nouveau on Wednesday, 28 June 2023 at 20:30. Tickets available here: encounters.co.za/film/last-seed/

The ‘Seed Struggle in Africa’ the first episode of the new film by Rosa Luxemburg Foundation and AFSA entitled THE LAST SEEED sheds light on the realities of the farming sector in #Africa and the silent war being waged over its #seeds .

youtu.be/Zm18Hvgfl8c

#SeedSovereignty

Agroecology has emerged as a powerful tool for building resilience in farming communities in KwaZulu-Natal. Full article through the link: africanbiodiversity.org/agroecology-bu…
Venter Mwongera Sulemana Abudulai Fassil Gebeyehu Agroecology Fund Swift Foundations SwedBio Sweden Bread for the World Biowatch

We're excited to announce the SA premiere of The Last Seed, a film about the struggle for the control of seeds in Africa. Produced by Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung Southern Africa, Biowatch, AFSA, PELUM Tanzania.
2 May in Cape Town
RSVP: thelastseed.org/capetown-premi…
Trailer: youtu.be/dForPtgxFXY

Stories of Resilience Built Through Agroecology: Biowatch farmers speak out about living and thriving in troubled times 2020–2022.
#Agroecology #resilience #COVID19 #climatechange Available: biowatch.org.za/download/stori…