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Webinar – Implementing the SSF Guidelines: what we have learnt and what we need to do next
The Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication (SSF Guidelines), endorsed by the FAO Committee on Fisheries (COFI) in 2014, provide a framework for small-scale fisheries governance and development. To support their implementation, a Global Strategic Framework (SSF-GSF) was put in place as a partnership mechanism giving… -
SSF Guidelines and their implementation in Africa – Information Sharing Session 1
Session 1 - The Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication (SSF Guidelines): an important tool for sustainable development of small-scale fisheries The Africa Advisory Group of the Global Strategic Framework of the implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context… -
FAO and CropLife “new strategic partnership”: IPC letter to the FAO’s Director General
The IPC publishes here the letter that the 20th of November 2020 we sent to the attention of FAO’s Director General Qu Dongyu in the framework of the IPC – FAO Exchange of Letters that started in 2003. This letter came in reaction to the “new strategic partnership” between FAO and CropLife signed by the… -
CSO Communication on the 32nd FAO Regional Conference for Europe and Central Asia
CSO communication on the 32nd FAO Regional Conference for Europe and Central Asia On line event 21-23/10/2020 To download the PDF of the final report click HERE Nyéléni ECA has successfully concluded the preparation workshops on 5th and 8th October; the CSO Consultation on 21-23 October with your precious contribution and participation. 5 spokespeople… -
YOUR LAND, MY LAND, OUR LAND: Nyéléni Food Sovereignty Movement in Europe and Central Asia releases access to land handbook
Today the Nyéléni Food Sovereignty Movement in Europe and Central Asia (Nyéléni ECA) launches a practical tool to support and strengthen land struggles for small and medium-scale food producers and local communities. Land access issues, long since recognised in international and institutional spaces, are even more urgent in the current context: both due to… -
Presentation of Naseegh Jaffer (WFFP) and Manas Roshan (ICSF) to the Side Event 120 of CFS 46
On the occasion of the 46th meeting of the Committee on Food Security, Manas Roshan from ICSF and Naseegh Jaffer form WFFP were invited to speak as panellists to the SE120 Treasures of the oceans and inland waters – ensuring food security and nourishing nations: Gaining and sharing knowledge in the Decade of Action on…
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CSOs Latin American and Caribbean Consultation on the implementation of farmers’ rights to Plant Genetic Resources for Food & Agriculture
The 40 participants representing farmers, indigenous, women and pastoralist organizations of the Regional Consultation of Latin America and the Caribbean on the Implementation of Farmers’ Rights coming from 13 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, meeting in Seberí, Río Grande do Sul, Brazil, between 17 and 20 of April, 2018 celebrated the opportunity to meet each other to continue weaving alliances, links and exchanges, strengthening our commitment to defend the seeds for Food Sovereignty.
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CSOs African Consultation on the implementation of farmers’ rights to Plant Genetic Resources for Food & Agriculture
Download here the Final Report CSO African Consultation on the implementation of Farmers’ Rights CIFAN Nyéléni Village – Selingue, Mali From 17 to 20 July 2018 Introduction Forty participants, from 17 African countries, representing peasants, pastoralists, small-scale farmers, women organizations, NGOs and organizations active in food sovereignty, met from 17 to 20…
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CSOs Asian and Pacific Consultation on the implementation of farmers’ rights to Plant Genetic Resources for Food & Agriculture
The following document is the result of the Regional Consultation held in Kediri, East Java (Indonesia) concerning the implementation of Article 9 of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. The Consultation was attended by 40 participants representing peasants and other small-scale farmers, indigenous peoples and women from Asia and the…
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CSO Declaration at the 31st FAO Regional Conference for Europe and Central Asia
CSO Declaration at the 31st FAO Regional Conference for Europe and Central Asia Budapest 27/04/2018 To download the PDF click HERE As Civil Society Organisations (small-scale farmers, pastoralists, fishers, Indigenous People, agricultural and food workers, consumers, women, youth and NGOs) from across different regions, we are rights holders and active members of the food system. Through…