August 25, 2022

A CALL TO AFRICAN GOVERNMENTS TO RECLAIM AFRICA’S FOOD SOVEREIGNTY TO GUARANTEE THE CONTINENT’S AND WOMEN’S FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY.

Developed and submitted by: The Gender Is My Agenda - Gender, Governance and Leadership Cluster [Akina Mama wa Afrika (AMwA) and African Leadership Foundation together with the Zambia Alliance for Women, Women’s Life Wellness Foundation, Community Technology Development Trust]

To: The African Union Heads of States and the East African Community

Across the continent, African governments have adopted neoliberal capitalist policies and laws with the colonial matrix of power that put the control of food production systems in the hands of a few profit-driven multinational corporations. However, within the continent and individual African communities, the colonization, privatization, and commoditization of the agriculture sector remain the biggest threat to the continent’s food and nutrition security as they have worked to transform Africa’s seed, food, and food systems from one oriented to guaranteeing the right to food for all, to centering profit maximization.
Agroecology is the most sustainable solution to our food and nutrition security needs and the climate crisis. Yet, more attention is often given to so-called market solutions, technology, chemical fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, and improved seed varieties. African governments must unite in investing in agroecological transition domestically and in demanding increased recognition and support for agroecology within the UNFCCC, Committee on World Food Security (CFS), Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP), and other international fora as the best solution for the climate and food system crises. It is especially critical since it guarantees our food and nutrition sovereignty.

 

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