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We are proud to officially launch My Food is African: Volume 2 โ How Citizens Are Reclaiming African Food Systems, the newest addition to our Barefoot Guide series.
These are real stories โ told in their own words by the farmers, journalists, activists, market traders, chefs, and researchers living them, from across 50 African countries.
Why does it matter?
Ultra-processed foods are flooding our communities. Our seed systems are under threat. Our territorial markets โ which feed 90% of Africa โ face criminalisation and neglect. And yet, across the continent, citizens are organising, advocating, and reclaiming their food systems one community, one market, one policy at a time.
This guide documents exactly that. From community radio in Zambia reaching two million listeners, to agroecological networks in Senegal securing land from local governments, to the Je Mange Camerounais movement making traditional food culturally trendy โ Volume 2 maps what works, what fails, and why.
It all started with four words. In May 2022, a young Zambian activist named Juliet Nangamba said "My food is African" โ and a continent-wide movement was born. Today, that campaign is active in 11 countries and growing.
Volume 2 covers: ๐ฑ The ultra-processed food crisis and community responses ๐ฑ Agroecology advocacy from practice to policy ๐ฑ Citizens as food system actors โ radio, schools, markets, campaigns ๐ฑ Africa's territorial markets as food sovereignty infrastructure ๐ฑ Advocacy at the African Union, COP, and UN food governance spaces ๐ฑ A grounded vision for African food systems in 2045
"Food sovereignty is about agency โ about who decides, about whose knowledge counts, about whose future is being built."
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