16 Days of Global Action on Agroecology



In October 2018, Fahamu Networks for Social Justice engaged communities  in  advancing , defending and celebrating 16 Days of Global Action on Agroecology. Supported by Pesticide Action Network( PANAP- Asia Pacific) we  organised  activities with women , farmers and students  to discuss agroecology .Through organised community reflection forums ,  in collaboration with students at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) we discussed  what is politics and how it relates to food, what is seed sovereignty and why  are seeds important when we talk about food, the footprints of Transnational corporations in our food systems as well as linkage between food production and climate change .



With farmers we discussed seeds , importance of farmers having power over what they produce , price of their produce and distribution .We further discussed the importance of movements  for agroecology and food sovereignty .Additionally , we had conversations on how farmers are deprived of power through Seed  and Crop Acts and how transnational corporations influence legislations in various countries as part of controlling the food systems.



The convening discussed  agroecology in depth , principles of agroecology  and presented agroecology as an alternative to the food crisis  which in essence is created to enable transnationals sell their seeds and  chemical inputs.



The convening further enabled experience sharing on food  and crop production from South Africa including identification of areas of  commonality with regards to food and farming  as a struggle especially for smallholder farmers .



The convening resolved to continue with  information sharing on agroecology to   dismantle the false " solutions "  on food production being presented by transnational corporations 



 



 

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