Today, SFHC attended the LUARNER Ecology Hub meeting! Through this collaborative meeting much information was spread! There was an overarching message on the importance of collaborating with one another to gain greater widespread acceptance and acknowledgment of agroecology
Pupils from Zombwe Primary school are having a learning visit at SFHC Research and Training Centre. Catch them young to learn about Food Systems and Agroecology
Happy 2 share this brief summary - preliminary results from Agroecology Viability project that I am a part of, along with @SFHCMalawi - survey of over 5000 farmers across Africa found the use of agroecological practices widespread #agroecology Knowledge https://t.co/3k3YMT0pQB
Traveled north with students - 6 hour drive but finally arrived @SFHCMalawi Center!! So impressed with new seed bank & kitchen under construction, functioning solar panels, thriving agroecological garden. Happy 2 be back at my second home. #agroecology
Starting with Frank Tchuwa from LUANAR, Malawi discussing farmer participatory research on botanicals as alternative to pesticides - collaborative project with @SFHCMalawi@McKnightFdn
🌱95% of our food comes from soils 🌱
@SFHCMalawi uses agroecology to address malnutrition by thoughtful crop diversity to improve environmental (soil), human health (nutrition) and the community's overall health.
Learn more this #WorldSoilDay: https://t.co/BKAjjJAIIW #COP15
🤝With agroecological alternatives @SFHCMalawi enhanced #healthy#nutrition + living conditions of more then 10'000 farmers in 🇲🇼.
➡���sustainable agriculture 🌾
➡️food security 🍲
➡️gender equality👫
Learn more about the success story and the project👉 https://t.co/bcDl4mSgHx
⌛️Join the @FutureForAll Symposium 2022!
Participants of the 1st 🇨🇭Citizens' Council for #FoodPolicy will share insights about their process of finding majority 126 recommendations for sustainable #foodsystems.
⏰ 26 November | 2 pm | online
Register now👉https://t.co/g4yX0lUkyR
Message from AFSA's General Coordinator @Million_Belay to African Government Negotiators at #COP27
Leaders must prioritize #Agroecology because it is a critical agenda for the continent. They must bargain for increased funding & technical assistance.
#Agroecology4Climate
As the UN climate summit returns to #Africa after six years, AFSA will launch a social media campaign advocating for international support for #agroecology as a just solution to address the #ClimateCrisis.
@Million_Belay explains the significance of #COP27!
AFSA's CLIMATE CONVENING 2022
This video summarises the three-day event and includes some of the perspectives of CSO leaders, activists, and #agroecology practitioners, their aspirations, and expectations for #COP27.
Agroecology for Climate Action https://t.co/3c3Ru4lLT3
#MyFoodIsAfrican book takes you on a journey through Africa's farms, gardens, local markets, and kitchens to learn about the continent's unique, delicious, and healthy foods & cultures. It offers an Afrocentric road map to safe and healthy diets.
https://t.co/iY60s13b6Y
Curious about #foodmovements driving change in the #foodsystems? Learn about @SFHCMalawi
strengthening local communities + promoting organic farming and meet people from 🇨🇭's first citizens' council @BEP_Schweiz.
🗓️ 26 November | 2:00-5:00 pm
📌 Online
📝https://t.co/Lmo1dQYZ8U
The benefits of agroecology are widely documented. However, questions of gender and distribution of labor in food systems can go unresearched.
Ahead of #COP27, @laurenObaker spoke with @SFHCMalawi on how their work is transforming this: https://t.co/iGKl17J3pl
The Farmers, the Deputy Mayor of Lilongwe, the Malawi Gene Bank manager encourage the nation to grow diversity of local seeds because high breeds comes from what the farmers are growing @rbeznerkerr@ @luginaah @