The current Biosafety and Biotechnology Bill 2012 is currently under discussion in the Ugandan Parliament. The Bill is causing controversy since it will facilitate mass introduction of GMOs in Ugandan farming and consequently increase family farmers’ dependency on multinational seed companies. Take action to avoid that this law passes and sign the petition.

Read more … Organic Agriculture: Uganda’s Food Security Lifeline

June 2011 - AEFJN asked to meet Mr Oettinger and Mrs Connie Hedegaard to explain the economical and social impacts of EU Biofuels investments in large scale land in Africa. We also addressed some Members of EU Parliament.

Read more … Letter to EU Comissionners and Deputies

April 17-18, 2011 - International days for action against patents for seed industry and in favor of seeds remaining common heritage.

Read more … "Sowing Future - Harvesting diversity"

March 2011 - We sent a letter to Mr Peibalgs, EU commissionner of Development & cooperation to explain the economic & social impacts of EU Biofuels investments in arge scale land in Africa. We also asked him some requests.

To read the letter (in French) and to read the list of EU biofuels companies and their impacts in africa (English):

Read more … Letter to EU Comissionner DevCo

Church members, religious and representatives of organisations committed to the fight against land-grabbing have drawn up of a declaration for lobbying purposes. Read and use the M'bour Declaration on land grabbing:

Read more … M'bour Declaration on Land Grabbing

The Campaign in favour of the UN declaring the International Year of Family Farming (IYFF) has been launched by the World Rural Forum (WRF).

To know more about the objectives, the results, the calendar of activities and to know more on how to give your support:

Read more … International Year of Family Farming

The Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance (EAA), a global coalition of Christian organizations, porposed this model letter to help people asking to their governement to promote the food security by safeguarding communal/public land.

Read more … Land - EAA Model letter for communal lands

Septembre 21, 2010          AEFJN supports the action launched by Ricardo Petrella through IERPE to draw the attention of the President of the Council of Human Rights United Nations on the failures of the Report of the Independent Expert Catarina de Albuquerque on the right to water and sanitation. He calls for not signing this report in the present version because of two paragraphs that should encourage making water services and management some commodities.

Please also find on IERPE website the movie trailer of "Water makes money" : http://ierpe.eu/

To read the action letter:

Read more … Water - the UN report threatens water as Human right

July 2010     Global consultations on Farmers' Rights: To distribute widely: www.farmersrights.org

Read more … RIGHTS OF FARMERS & SEEDS

2010

Eni Action: Congo Brazzaville - Italy and network AEFJN

The members of AEFJN want to support the initiative of Congolese and to encourage Eni managers to be reliable and credible by the effective execution of its statements and its own “Codice Etico” in which Eni asserts that sustainability and human rights are at the heart of its concerns.

Read more … 2010 ENI Congo - Italy & AEFJN