Day 2 of the #CongoBasinConvening is off to a focused start with participants diving deep into group discussions. Today's mission? Identifying shared challenges, gaps, and opportunities to boost food sovereignty and agroecology in the region.
Guiding these essential conversations are our seasoned co-facilitators: Joséphine Atangana spearheading discussions on food systems, Manassé Lwino Mukenge enlightening us on climate change, Dr. Mbalassa delving into biodiversity and conservation, and Dr. Joseph Amuri Nyembo shining a spotlight on the crucial intersection of indigenous people and human rights.
#FoodSovereignty #FoodSystems #Agroecology #CongoBasin
We need to look at the impact of food on our environment and understand the central reliance of our #FoodSystems on the #environment.
🐜 Healthy soils
💧 Stable water supply
🥗 Production of food
require a healthy environment
Takeaway from @UNEP’s @SCMGardner at #UNFSS2023
#MyFoodIsAfrican movement stands for a comprehensive African food policy framework at continental and country levels, ensuring coherent and protective policy that reflects our understanding of food and preserve our rich diversity - @CMuloz
“The main purpose of the #MyFoodIsAfrican campaign is to ensure sovereignty of African food.
We have everything we need to produce our own food and it’s culturally important”_ @Million_Belay
“The main purpose of the #MyFoodIsAfrican campaign is to ensure sovereignty of African food.
We have everything we need to produce our own food and it’s culturally important”_ @Million_Belay
Yesterday +180 people participated in-person & online to our side-event "Towards healthy and #SustainableFoodSystems: #agroecology, #soil and #healthy diets" organised at #UNFSS2023 with @ca4sh_global, #Food Is Never Waste Coalition & Healthy #Diets Coalition! Full success! 👏
During the Agroecology Youth Summit which was held in Kenya from 27-29 May 2023 organized by ReSCOPE through @scope Kenya supported by @Afsafrica. ReSCOPE Regional Coordinator Mr. Mugove, expressed his deep concern on the challenges faced by the young people. @FundAgroecology
I am happy I will be participating to share experiences from the #YoungPeopleforAgroecology and the importance of inclusion of all stakeholders in decision making processes at all levels on FMSS
📢 Dive into the final episode of 'THE LAST SEED' film.
FARMERS' SEEDS: THE KEY TO AGROECOLOGY
Discover the resilience of Farmers' Seeds and the transformative potential of #agroecology.
"They tried to bury us, they didn't know we were seeds."
https://t.co/3QybDE2mh8
Through farmers, consumers, and agricultural experts voices, the film emphasizes the role of seeds as the basis of life and sustainable agriculture. "They tried to bury us, but they didn't know we were seeds." @Afsafrica
https://t.co/5MuuQEMcml via @YouTube
Children go to school without having had a meal and yet they are asked to sweep and maintain the dusty & bare school grounds when they can be involved creatively to transform the bare land. @SCOPE Kenya is working closely with 4K clubs in schools to change the narrative
Out today: Excited to announce the release of our groundbreaking report on natural farming with @GistImpact! The research measures sustainable agriculture's #TrueCosts and benefits, from increased yields to improved livelihoods.
Read the report 👉 https://t.co/NUuUHFFB71 @APZBNF
@Afsafrica calls on UNFCCC SB58 in Bonn to adopt #Agroecology - for sustainable food systems, agrarian resilience, reduced GHG emissions, and improved food security and nutrition. #Agroecology4Climate
See statement: https://t.co/uFp0bkZ1Y9
Some children go to school without having had #food yet they sweep and maintain the dusty, bare or ornamental school grounds. ReSCOPE works towards changing this situation by establishing nutritional food gardens to supplement government feeding programmes
Photo by @SCOPE Kenya
Planting and taking care of trees, and passing on this knowledge to young people,is a good agroecology practice on regenerating the earth and creating hope for the future generations @HonTuya @scope_kenya_@RescopeProgramm@angela_aef