🌱 USA 1968: Schwarze Farmer:innen verlieren 98% ihres Landes durch USDA-Rassismus.

Antwort: Federation of Southern Cooperatives (FSC) ➡️ kollektiver Landkauf, Genossenschaften, Pigford-Klage 1999 ($1 Mrd Entschädigung).

Learning: Kooperation > Abhängigkeit!

Video: https://lone.earth/w/uRRhoJ6kSAMfZiGBwCy3V6
➡️ Reicht Geld – oder braucht's echte Umverteilung?

#BlackFarmers #FSC #PigfordCase #LandReparations #FoodSovereignty

🌱 USA 1968: Schwarze Farmer:innen verlieren 98% ihres Landes durch USDA-Rassismus.

Antwort: Federation of Southern Cooperatives (FSC) ➡️ kollektiver Landkauf, Genossenschaften, Pigford-Klage 1999 ($1 Mrd Entschädigung).

Learning: Kooperation > Abhängigkeit!

Video: https://lone.earth/w/uRRhoJ6kSAMfZiGBwCy3V6

➡️ Reicht Geld – oder braucht's echte Umverteilung?

#BlackFarmers #FSC #PigfordCase #LandReparations #FoodSovereignty

I want you to learn about an amazing project in Lebanon, called Buzuruna Juzuruna. The project was initiated together with Syrian refugees that had to learn the lesson that food sovereignty is not an option, but a necessity.

https://shorkk.com/buzuruna-juzuruna-a-haven-of-solidarity-in-times-of-war/

The article is from 2024, during the last war, when Buzuruna Juzuruna used their stored grains and legumes to support solidarity kitchens that were feeding the refugees.

Now in 2026, they are doing the same thing again. But last year they could do so much more. Seedbanks. Food processing. Farmer Field Schools. Agroecological farming techniques. Alphabetization. Culture. Art.

https://liberatediversity.org/read-the-latest-newsletter-of-the-buzuruna-juzuruna-network/

Here's their instagram, for mor up-to-date news
https://www.instagram.com/buzurunajuzuruna/

We all can learn so much from these people.
I think every day about them.

#Lebanon #agroecology #Syria #GoodNews #Israel #BuzurunaJuzuruna #SeedBank #PeasantFarming #FoodSovereignty #Germany #Staatsräson #EternalDarkness

RE: https://mastodon.social/@GMWatch/116376661397333486

If you care about food sovereignty (and you should), please read and consider signing this petition. 💚

#FoodSovereignty

𝐒𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄 | 𝟏𝟒–𝟏𝟔 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 | 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐳𝐳𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞, 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐨

The Congo Basin is calling. The 2nd Congo Basin Summit is coming to Brazzaville, building on the landmark first Summit held in Kinshasa in 2023, which united farmers, Indigenous Peoples, civil society, researchers, and governments around a shared vision for the region's food and ecological future. This second edition takes the movement further — bringing together communities, policymakers, and partners to advance agroecology, food sovereignty, biodiversity conservation, and climate justice across the six Congo Basin countries, and to hold each other accountable to the commitments made in Kinshasa.

Three years on from Kinshasa, the Congo Basin faces the same interlocking crises — deforestation, land grabbing, weak policy support for community-led solutions, and the continued marginalisation of Indigenous Peoples, women, and youth — but the movement is stronger. In Brazzaville, we will review progress, strengthen regional coordination, mobilise political and financial support, and agree on a concrete Brazzaville 2026 Declaration and Action Roadmap to scale agroecological transitions and inclusive conservation across the basin. Organized by AFSA and partners.
#Agroecology #CongoBasin #FoodSovereignty #ClimateJustice #Biodiversity

𝐑𝐄́𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐕𝐄𝐙 𝐋𝐀 𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄 | 𝟏𝟒–𝟏𝟔 𝐉𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 | 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐳𝐳𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞, 𝐑𝐞́𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐝𝐮 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐨

Le Bassin du Congo nous appelle. Le 2ème Sommet du Bassin du Congo se tiendra à Brazzaville, en s'appuyant sur le premier Sommet historique tenu à Kinshasa en 2023, qui a réuni agriculteurs, Peuples Autochtones, société civile, chercheurs et gouvernements autour d'une vision commune pour l'avenir alimentaire et écologique de la région. Cette deuxième édition pousse le mouvement plus loin — en rassemblant communautés, décideurs politiques et partenaires pour faire avancer l'agroécologie, la souveraineté alimentaire, la conservation de la biodiversité et la justice climatique dans les six pays du Bassin du Congo, et pour se tenir mutuellement responsables des engagements pris à Kinshasa.

Trois ans après Kinshasa, le Bassin du Congo fait face aux mêmes crises imbriquées — déforestation, accaparement des terres, faible soutien politique aux solutions portées par les communautés, et marginalisation persistante des Peuples Autochtones, des femmes et des jeunes — mais le mouvement est plus fort. À Brazzaville, nous ferons le bilan des progrès accomplis, renforcerons la coordination régionale, mobiliserons un soutien politique et financier, et conviendrons d'une Déclaration de Brazzaville 2026 et d'une Feuille de Route concrète pour accélérer les transitions agroécologiques et une conservation inclusive dans tout le bassin. Organisé par l'AFSA et ses partenaires.
#Agroécologie #BassindDuCongo #SouverainetéAlimentaire #JusticeClimatique #Biodiversité

𝐒𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄 | 𝟐–𝟒 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 | 𝐍'𝐃𝐣𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐚, 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐝

Africa's seed sovereignty movement is going further. The 4th Pan-African Seed Governance Conference is coming to N'Djamena, Chad, building on three landmark gatherings in Dakar, Dar es Salaam, and Niamey. This year marks a historic expansion — from seed sovereignty to genetic sovereignty — bringing together farmers, pastoralists, civil society, researchers, and policymakers to defend Africa's biodiversity, assert data rights, and protect farmer-managed seed systems ahead of the African Union's continental seed policy framework launch.

Join us as we stand together to protect Africa's seed diversity and the Farmer Managed Seed Systems that feed our continent. We will confront the pressures threatening to displace locally adapted seeds — from digital platforms capturing agricultural data, to external funding steering policy away from agroecology, to trade frameworks that privilege commercial varieties over the diverse, resilient seeds in farmers' hands. Together, we will shape how Africa's seed heritage is governed, ensuring that farmers remain at the centre of our food systems.

Organized by AFSA, PEPAF-Tchad, and SWISSAID Chad.
#SeedIsLife #SeedSovereignty #FoodSovereignty

🌱 𝐑𝐄́𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐕𝐄𝐙 𝐋𝐀 𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄 | 𝟐–𝟒 𝐉𝐮𝐢𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 | 𝐍'𝐃𝐣𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐚, 𝐓𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐝

Le mouvement pour la souveraineté semencière en Afrique franchit une nouvelle étape. La 4ème Conférence Pan-Africaine sur la Gouvernance Semencière se tiendra à N'Djamena, au Tchad, en s'appuyant sur trois rencontres historiques à Dakar, Dar es Salaam et Niamey. Cette édition marque une expansion décisive — de la souveraineté semencière à la souveraineté génétique — en réunissant agriculteurs, pasteurs, société civile, chercheurs et décideurs politiques pour défendre la biodiversité africaine, affirmer les droits sur les données et protéger les systèmes semenciers gérés par les paysans, à la veille du lancement du cadre politique continental de l'Union Africaine sur les semences.

Rejoignons-nous pour protéger la diversité semencière de l'Afrique et les Systèmes Semenciers Paysans qui nourrissent notre continent. Nous ferons face aux pressions qui menacent de marginaliser les semences localement adaptées — des plateformes numériques qui captent les données agricoles, aux financements extérieurs qui détournent les politiques de l'agroécologie, en passant par les cadres commerciaux qui privilégient les variétés commerciales au détriment des semences diverses et résilientes entre les mains des paysans. Ensemble, nous façonnerons la gouvernance du patrimoine semencier de l'Afrique, en veillant à ce que les agriculteurs restent au cœur de nos systèmes alimentaires.

Organisée par l'AFSA, PEPAF-Tchad et SWISSAID Tchad.
#MaSemenceMaVie #SouverainetéSemencière #SouverainetéAlimentaire

"Trade liberalization and heavy subsidies in wealthier countries have made it difficult for farmers in many parts of the Global South to compete with cheaper imports. The result is a troubling contradiction. The global food system generates enormous wealth, yet many of the people who grow food remain economically vulnerable. Rural communities often experience poverty even as agricultural production increases."

https://foodfirst.org/newsletters-march2026/

The US and Europe are the beneficiaries.

#foodsovereignty

#RockportME - KLSWCD Booth at #RockportLibrary’s #SeedFest

Saturday, April 11, 2026
9:30 AM to 12:00 PM

Rockport Public Library (lower level)
1 Limerock Street
Rockport, ME, 04856 United States

"Join #KnoxLincoln SWCD at the The #RockportPublicLibrary’s second annual SEED FEST on Saturday, April 11. This free, family-friendly event will take place on the upper and lower levels of the library. From 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., visitors can browse educational exhibits and activities covering #SeedStarting, #pollinators, #SoilHealth, #composting, #nativePlants, #HeirloomVegetables, growing #rice and grains in #Maine, #Wabanaki #FoodSovereignty, and much more! Knox-Lincoln SWCD will provide test kits and other information to help visitors better comprehend and work with the soil at their homes."

https://www.knox-lincoln.org/events-workshops/seed-fest-2026

#SolarPunkSunday #BuildingCommunity
#GrowYourOwnFood #GYO #IndigenousFoodSovereignty
#LibrariesRule #MaineEvents #WabanakiFoodSovereignty #SoilIsLife

🌾Online Event- Farm Workers in South Africa and the Struggle for Justice 🌾

with Carmen Louw and Stephmarie Pekeur, hosted in collaboration between Women on Farms Project and the Farmers Without Borders

🗓️ *Tuesday, 14.04.2026 at 6pm (CEST/SAST)*

💻 *Online – Please register here:* https://uni-kassel.zoom-x.de/meeting/register/9vBMIT2RRoC3fywYyBAr3g

South Africa’s agricultural sector is deeply integrated into global markets, supplying supermarkets worldwide with products such as table grapes and wine. Yet many (women) farm workers and farm dwellers behind these exports face precarious working and living conditions. On many farms, ownership and power remain concentrated among white farm owners, and everyday relations are still characterised by reflect inequalities rooted in apartheid.

This online event explores the realities of life and work on South African farms. We will discuss power dynamics in the agricultural sector, the role of agribusiness, housing and living conditions, gendered experiences of farm labour, and how women workers navigate growing precarity. The conversation also highlights how farm workers and dwellers organize, resist, and raise their voices, while inviting reflection on the global food system and ongoing struggles for dignity, labour rights, and justice on farms.

*Carmen Louw* is the Women on Farms Project Co-Director and *Stephmarie Pekeur* is a Seasonal Farm Worker.

We are looking forward to share this space with agricultural practitioners, food rights activists and friends from the food sovereignty movements. You are warmly invited to join us and are welcome to share the invitation with your networks!

#FarmersWithoutBorders #WomenOnFarms #FarmersUnion #LabourUnion #LabourRights #Farming #SouthAfrica #Grapevines #ExportAgriculture #Agriculture #Agribusiness #Agroecology #FoodSovereignty #CarmenLouw #StephmariePekeur