Million Belay
@Million_Belay
General Coordinator @Afsafrica |Member of @IPESfood| Founder and advisor of MELCA-Ethiopia.
The final day of the first-ever African Chefs Gathering & Policy Convening has begun! Chefs, policymakers, farmers, and food activists from across Africa are now in collective plenary reflections, distilling powerful insights from days of rich dialogue. ๐ข Follow theโฆ
Gaza Remembered Today marks the second day of our gathering titled โAfrican Chefs Gathering and Policy Convening on African Food Systems ๐จโ๐ณ.โ During the session, one participant asked to speak and delivered a deeply moving reflection on the man-made hunger crisis unfolding inโฆ
AFSA Calls for Bold Transformation of Africaโs Food System to ensure food Sovereignty ebc.et/english/Home/Nโฆ
#Ethiopia is striving to ensure food sovereignty by aligning its food systems transformation with climate policy action, Chief of Staff and Special Advisor to the Planning and Development Minister, said. ena.et/web/eng/w/eng_โฆ
Africaโs culinary heritage has been shaped by generations of smallholder farmers, Indigenous communities, and resilient food cultures holding the key to healthier people, stronger economies, and a more sustainable planet. The diverse dishes from various communities are symbols ofโฆ
The First African Chefs Gathering and Policy Convening on African Food Systems is currently underway in Addis Ababa, bringing together over 140 participants from across the continent, including chefs, civil society leaders, farmers, academics, and policymakers. As the opening dayโฆ
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RCCDN co-organized the 2nd National Agroecology Symposium aiming at Fostering Dialogue on Building Resilient & Sustainable Food Systems Through Agroecology in Rwanda @Afsafrica @RwandaRoam @trocaire @MoveTheWorld @Million_Belay #RdaAgroecologySymposium2025 #RootsinSustainability
It is undeniable that food sovereignty cannot be achieved in isolation from energy sovereignty. In this article published in the World Rainforest Movement Bulletin, I explore how true energy sovereignty must go hand in hand with food sovereignty, especially in rural areas ofโฆ
๐ง๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ || ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ธ๐ถ๐ฎ, ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ, ๐ฃ๐๐๐จ๐ ๐จ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ For the latest edition of the Voice of AFSA Newsletter interview, Josephine Akia Luyimbazi, Country Coordinator of PELUM Uganda,โฆ
Promoting Agroecology in Makueni! Today, Makueni County and partners convened to sensitize MCAs on the draft Agroecology Policy. MCAs from the Agriculture & Environment Committee emphasized the need for a practical policy to curb HHPs use. #Agroecology #Makueni.
๐ฃ Join us for a powerful 2-hour strategy session with Dr. Marรญa Elena รlvarez-Buylla (ex-head of Mexicoโs CONAHCYT) on #GMOs, #glyphosate & #foodsovereignty. ๐๏ธ Tue, June 3 ๐ 10am EDT | 2pm GMT | 4pm SAST | 5pm EAT ๐ For African food sovereignty activists & allies ๐คโฆ
๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ ๐ฟ. ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐โ๐ ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐น ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฎ The Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) proudly congratulates ourโฆ
Climate Justice Conversations From Africa BRIDGET MUGAMBE: โAfrica faces a double bind. On one hand, our food is cheap but often unhealthy, because highly corporatised food systems now control 30โ60 per cent of seeds since 2005. Corporate dominance shapes not only what we eatโฆ
I just returned from a powerful three-day workshop where farmers, legal experts, activists, and policymakers from across the continent gathered to confront one of the most pressing but under-discussed issues of our time: seed laws and farmers' rights. It was one of the mostโฆ
"๐u๐ซn๐ขn๐ ๐f๐ซi๐a๐ง ๐ฅa๐งd i๐งt๐จ ๐ ๐o๐ฆm๐จd๐ขt๐ฒ ๐ขs a f๐s๐ญ ๐ญr๐c๐ค ๐ญo c๐จr๐ฉo๐ซa๐ญe t๐k๐o๐ฏe๐ซ ๐n๐ ๐a๐ซm๐r d๐ขs๐ฉo๐ฌs๐s๐ฌi๐จn." โ F๐ซรฉ๐รฉ๐ซi๐ ๐o๐ฎs๐ฌe๐u At the Shifting Financial Power convening, Frรฉdรฉric Mousseau, Policy Director at The Oakland Institute,โฆ
The govt has banned 50 pesticidesโbut which ones? Anne Maina of @BIBAKenya urges full disclosure for transparency. This aligns with Kenyaโs Nat'l Agroecology Strategy to phase out toxic chemicals. We urge the govt to Invest in biopesticides & biofertilizers now! #agroecology
Dr Susan Chomba ~ "A๐r๐ขc๐ ๐ขs b๐i๐งg p๐จi๐ฌo๐งe๐ ๐y p๐s๐ญi๐i๐e๐ฌ ๐l๐ซe๐d๐ฒ ๐a๐งn๐d e๐ฅs๐w๐กe๐ซeโo๐ฎr h๐a๐ฅt๐ก ๐ขs p๐y๐ขn๐ ๐ญh๐ ๐ฉr๐ขc๐ ๐o๐ซ ๐ ๐ฌy๐ฌt๐m w๐ ๐i๐nโt d๐s๐ขg๐ง." #FundAgroecology @Afsafrica
โR๐p๐ฅa๐i๐งg A๐r๐ขc๐โ๐ฌ ๐ขn๐i๐ e๐งo๐ฎs s๐e๐s a๐งd l๐ขv๐s๐ญo๐k w๐ขt๐ก ๐o๐ซp๐จr๐t๐-๐o๐งt๐ซo๐ฅl๐d b๐ซe๐d๐ฌ ๐ขs n๐จt d๐v๐l๐จp๐ฆe๐งt, i๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐i๐จd๐ขv๐r๐ฌi๐ญy l๐จs๐ฌ ๐i๐ฌg๐ฎi๐ฌe๐ ๐s p๐ซo๐ r๐s๐ฌ.โ In her remarks at the Shifting Financial Power convening, Renรฉeโฆ