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28 March 2019
Equal Times
We need an ‘African ecofeminist future'. And by we, I don't just mean Africa, I mean everyone. I say this for two reasons. Firstly, Africa is now the ‘final frontier' for economic models that have already ecologically compromised the rest of the planet. Not long ago touted as the world's ‘basket case' but now covetously viewed as its future breadbasket, a sustainable alternative in Africa is possibly the final bastion against global environmental degradation. Secondly, women and feminist activists are already on the front line of the battle (...)
Food security read moreThe open access version:
Losing practices, relationships and agency: ecological deskilling as a consequence of the uptake of modern seed varieties among South African Smallholders https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/F3EMVNPCX3BFUQKM2ZRT/full?target=10.1080%2F21683565.2021.1888841#.YDi0y76Szyw.twitter
(Behind a paywall): Losing practices, relationships and agency: ecological deskilling as a consequence of the uptake of modern seed varieties among South African Smallholders https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21683565.2021.1888841#.YDilFMsVNjc.twitter
An Initiative which aims to empower 50 low- and lower-middle-income countries to build stronger national data systems through agricultural and rural survey programs. Question: Who owns the data? https://www.agrilinks.org/post/creative-math-data-lovers-and-food-security-enthusiasts?utm_source=USAID+Bureau+for+Food+Security+%2F+Agrilinks&utm_campaign=78d933d1e2-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_11_10_06_29_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8f8d227958-78d933d1e2-&utm_source=USAID+Bureau+for+Food+Security+%2F+Agrilinks&utm_campaign=78d933d1e2-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_11_10_06_29_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8f8d227958-78d933d1e2-57591212
Death of Italian ambassador only one instance in a widespread, and extremely complex, political economy of violence that affects the lives of millions in the country. https://theconversation.com/violence-is-endemic-in-eastern-congo-what-drives-it-156039?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=bylinetwitterbutton via @TC_Africa
“Seedlings sales took a knock when farmers stopped buying in response to their markets drying up during the hard lockdown, despite this a counter trend increased seedlings sales at local households...”-Philani Ngcobo, a small-scale farmer from Ndwedwe,
https://afra.co.za/2021/02/25/impact-of-covid-19-lockdown-on-small-scale-farmer-and-agro-processor-philani-ngcobo/
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