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With food sovereignty being such an important determinant of good health for Aboriginal Australians, it was interesting to read an article in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health that aimed to retrospectively evaluate food price discounts in remote Aboriginal community stores.

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But behind the scenes, we also actively support and work with social movements that are fighting for food sovereignty and creating more diverse food and farming systems around the world.

Sarah is passionate about making concepts of law and food and seed sovereignty come alive by celebrating food traditions and engaging with community members.

We call on governments at all levels to come together as a matter of urgency to develop in collaboration with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations and communities, health and community sector peak bodies and other key stakeholders, a policy framework, funding commitments and national action plan for food sovereignty and food security.

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La Via Campesina's central message is the importance of food sovereignty — the right of communities and nations to decide their own agricultural production regimes, with priority to local production and consumption.

Participants reflect on, interact, and share with their peers from different organizations and countries aiming to further develop their own respective practices and processes in attaining food sovereignty.

The Regional Learning and Exchange Platfrom for Facilitating Change Processes towards Food Sovereignty (RLEP) is a three - year series of workshops that «deals with acquiring or deepening concepts... of participatory methods for facilitation, analysis and dialogue, values and skills to support grassroots initiatives and movement building in the frame of food sovereignty.&raFood Sovereignty (RLEP) is a three - year series of workshops that «deals with acquiring or deepening concepts... of participatory methods for facilitation, analysis and dialogue, values and skills to support grassroots initiatives and movement building in the frame of food sovereignty.&rafood sovereignty.»

It works against the commercialization of Golden Rice and other forms of genetically modified crops, towards a society with equity, food sovereignty, sustainable and ecology - based agriculture.

Further, the likely prospect of contamination of food crops by GM crops engineered with Terminator places the entire global food supply at imminent risk, and it therefore poses unacceptable threats to food and seed sovereignty and agro-biodiversity.

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Its «export vocation», as scholar and food sovereignty activist Peter Rosset puts it, is effectively a «model of death», and contrasts sharply with the «food producing vocation» of smaller - scale farmers.

It does this by promoting rural growth through «food sovereignty,» creating sales channels with small producers and strengthening education, nutrition, entrepreneurship and tourism in ethnic localities

Recognising the lack of vision and leadership on these profound questions, the Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance was formed in 2010, consciously linking Australia to the global movement for food sovereignty, with the aim of promoting a different, values - based national conversation on the future of our food and farming systFood Sovereignty Alliance was formed in 2010, consciously linking Australia to the global movement for food sovereignty, with the aim of promoting a different, values - based national conversation on the future of our food and farming systfood sovereignty, with the aim of promoting a different, values - based national conversation on the future of our food and farming systfood and farming systems.

The discussions at the meetings largely centred around the topics of communication, the strengthening of the existing working groups and formulating strong strategies for continued effective engagement with — and influence of — the FAO and other processes where food sovereignty can be promoted.

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Through AFSA's ongoing engagement with the international organisation, La Via Campesina, we stand in strong solidarity with the global movement for recognition and inclusion of indigenous and First Nation Peoples everywhere, without whom there can be no true food sovereignty.

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«Donations and untargeted distribution of breast - milk substitutes and ready - to - use foods (RUFs), together with the distribution of globally marketed seed varieties, create dependence, discourage breastfeeding by interfering with women's options to decide the best manner in which to feed their children, erode local food culture, and undermine food sovereignty», he stresses.

Through her work on the Collective Leadership with La Via Campesina North America (LVC - NA) region as a representative of the Rural Coalition, she has collectively developed strategies that advocate for a stronger civil society voice on food sovereignty and in negotiations that represented the Global south in the North.

In practical terms, the law requires the government to transition from non-renewable to renewable energy; to develop new economic indicators that will assess the ecological impact of all economic activity; to carry out ecological audits of all private and state companies; to regulate and reduce greenhouse gas emissions; to develop policies of food and renewable energy sovereignty; to research and invest resources in energy efficiency, ecological practices, and organic agriculture; and to require all companies and individuals to be accountable for environmental contamination with a duty to restore damaged environments.

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] The #OurPowerPR Solidarity Brigade launched by the Climate Justice Alliance, Organización Boricuá, UPROSE, Black Dirt Farm Collective, Greenpeace, The Leap and 25 other partner organizations in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, arrive in Puerto Rico this month with three new delegations and 45 people to support «Just Recovery and Rebuild» projects focused on food, labor and energy sovereignty led by grassroots groups in Puerto Rico.

January 27th, 8:30 am - 5 pm AST: Community Forum and Arts for Resistance at Humacao with the Community Support Groups (CAM), energy, food sovereignty, and health groups, to combat disaster capitalism and put forth alternative systems for a Just Transition.

The #OurPowerPR Solidarity Brigade arrives in Puerto Rico with three new delegations and 45 people to support «Just Recovery and Rebuild» projects focused on food, labor and energy sovereignty led by grassroots groups in Puerto Rico.

at Humacao with the Community Support Groups (CAM), energy, food sovereignty, and health groups, to combat disaster capitalism and put forth alternative systems for a Just Transition.

We required this agreement to say: «For emission reductions we need to have a just energy transition with a focus on community - based renewable energy, we need to have a sustainable food system where land rights are respected and food sovereignty are at the forefront, and we need to not sign onto any of these international trade deals that put people and the planet behind profit.»

Food sovereignty and agroecology provide us with peoples» knowledge and science and this is where we need to provide support,» added Kirtana Chandrasekaran.

With the help of NWEI's course book, students were able to address living conditions of workers on tomato farms, genetically modified organisms, food sovereignty issues, food waste, pesticides, overfishing, factory farms, fair trade certification as well as explore personal eating habits and choices.

Built with sustainability and community in mind, with a mission to encourage food sovereignty and allow city dwellers to explore their connection with nature, Sill - to - Sill is a wonderful example of how all these things can be synthesized into something present and tangible.

Using his project as a successful example of community - led food sovereignty project, the other presentors laid out multiple layers in which climate - smart agriculture is fraught with social, environmental, and political problems.