Mutinta Nketani

[ZAAB @ZAAB_org]

🇿🇲 Join the global discussion on supporting farmers' rights and the fight for food sovereignty in Zambia!

🗓️ Thursday, 17 Oct 2024
⏰ 13:00 - 14:30 (SAT/CET)

📲 Register NOW: https://t.co/4ke1LKg26k

#OurSeedsOurRightsOurLives #StopUPOV

[ZAAB @ZAAB_org]

#DYK Kalembula is a rich source of vitamins A, C, K, B1, B2, B3, and B9, as well as minerals calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, and potassium? Including #Kalembula in your diet provides a range of essential nutrients for overall health and well-being.

#MyFoodIsAfrican 🇿🇲

[ZAAB @ZAAB_org]

📢 WE NEED FOOD SYSTEMS FOR PEOPLE, NOT CORPORATES! Agri-food policies must prioritise farmers and consumers, not corporate value chains.

#MyFoodIsAfrican #GMOFreeZambia #StopUPOV

[AFSA @Afsafrica]

"Let's rethink and restore our #foodsystems, strive for #foodsovereignty, and resist corporate control of #African agriculture and overreliance on food imports. It's time we champion #agroecology and our traditional African food." #MyFoodIsAfrican

[Consumer Grassroots @Consumers_Kenya]

Agri-food policies play a crucial role in shaping the agricultural sector and food supply chain. It is essential to ensure that these policies prioritize the interests of farmers and consumers rather than corporate value chains. This means that policies should aim to support smallholder farmers and promote sustainable agriculture practices that benefit both the environment and local communities.

In recent years, there has been a growing concern about the dominance of large corporations in the agri-food sector, which can lead to unfair practices and exploitation of small farmers. Policies that prioritize corporate value chains can exacerbate this issue, leading to further inequalities in the sector.

On the other hand, policies that prioritize farmers and consumers can help create a more equitable and sustainable food system. For example, policies that support small-scale farmers can help them access markets and resources, while policies that promote healthy and sustainable food choices can benefit consumers and the environment.

Overall, it is essential to prioritize farmers and consumers in agri-food policies to create a more equitable, sustainable, and resilient food system. #Agroecology

[Organic Consumers Association @OrganicConsumer]

Yes! We stand with you 🌍🌱 Check out the #MyFoodIsAfrican campaign and spread the word!

[Non-GMO Report @nongmoreport]

This is why Mexico wants to ban GMO corn because it threatens their corn genetic heritage. They have every right to ban it. https://t.co/7hqCPqpjtE

[Timothy A. Wise @TimothyAWise]

Anyone who thinks #GMO corn is "substantially equivalent" to #Mexico's far more nutritious native corn hasn't eaten Mex tortillas or tamales. Or read the science on nutrition. Or asked a Mexican chef. I have. @victor_suarez @RachelsNews @michaelpollan https://t.co/TyAG54FU8a

[AFSA @Afsafrica]

#Women are the backbone of #African agriculture. By prioritizing women's roles and leadership in #agroecology, we can create more equitable and sustainable #foodsystems, ensure the well-being of communities, and promote a resilient future for all. #InternationalWomensDay

[Mutinta Nketani @MutintaeNketani]

@PamChisanga Our sad reality

[Eneya Maseko @Eneyarr]

Carbon credit market is a scam. Makes it possible for polluters to continue polluting inspite of dire planetrory disaster, some keep bad lifestyles while screwing forest rich poor countries & ignorant or naive governments, let's the middle man, & clever companies & NGOs profit

[Mutinta Nketani @MutintaeNketani]

SD=HS global learning event: "the Ministry of Agriculture does not underestimate the role that women play in nutrition, food security and seed preservation". Dr. Francisco Miti - Seed Control and Certification Institute Director
@OxfamInZam @ZAAB_org

[Kanangwa Newlove- The good food farmer @KanangwaNewlove]

While Italy is introducing legislation to support organic farming, Zambia is at the same time validating policy that has the potential to wipe out organic farming. Niya bwanji?
#SayNoToGmos
#SaveOurSeed
#SaveOurSmallholderFarmers
#SaveOurSoil

[Mutinta Nketani @MutintaeNketani]

#NationalBiotechnologyAndBiosafetyPolicyValidationMeeting apparently all our member CSOs were invited at the last minute. On @ZAAB_org managed to mobilise a few individuals to attend this meeting. #sad
#NoToGMOsInZambia

[Jason Hickel @jasonhickel]

The obsession of the capitalist class with "innovation" sits awkwardly alongside their insistence that "there is no alternative".

We are allowed to imagine new gadgets but not a just economy.

[Mutinta Nketani @MutintaeNketani]

@Eneyarr @Mwebantu Getting more hopeless by the day. Today, they have released a statement saying they did not declare the duo "eligible".. SMH

[Mutinta Nketani @MutintaeNketani]

#NationalBiotechnologyAndBiosafetyPolicyValidationMeeting Sponsored by NEPAD. And we are saying #NoToGMOs

[Mutinta Nketani @MutintaeNketani]

#NationalBiotechnologyAndBiosafetyPolicyValidationMeeting Poorly and rushed validation clearly. Most participants did not receive the document in advance, we read as we go!
#NoToGMOs
@FianZambia
@mizuecocare @caritaszambia @GMWatch @Eneyarr

[Mutinta Nketani @MutintaeNketani]

It is very clear that this validation is a rubberstuping process that has a predetermined outcome.
#NoToGMOs
@ZAAB_org
@Eneyarr @caritaszambia @mizuecocare

[Mutinta Nketani @MutintaeNketani]

Thread
#NationalBiotechnologyAndBiosafetyPolicyValidationMeeting Before reading the speech on behalf of the Permanent Secretary - Ministry of Green Economy and Environment, Mr. Gondwe equated the opposition to the introduction of #GMOs in Zambia to "ignorance".