SHOCK AFTER SHOCK IN AFRICA: A TALE OF ECOLOGICAL IMBALANCE, THE FALL ARMYWORM INFESTATION AND FALSE SOLUTIONS
Briefing paper
We are pleased to present the third discussion paper in our “Multiple Shocks in Africa Series”.
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Neo-colonial economies and ecologies, smallholder farmers and multiple shocks: The case of cyclones Idai and Kenneth in Mozambique and Zimbabwe
Briefing paper
We are pleased to share with you the second discussion paper in our “Multiple Shocks in Africa Series”, Neo-colonial economies and ecologies, smallholder farmers and multiple shocks: The case of cyclones Idai and Kenneth in Mozambique and Zimbabwe.
Genome editing — The next GM techno fix doomed to fail
Briefing paper
Regulatory issues and threats for Africa
Push back against risky and unsafe RNAi GM cassava cultivation in Kenya
Blog
An unproven genetically modified (GM) RNAi cassava variety is yet another staple food crop, after maize and banana, on the biotech industry’s agenda for commercial cultivation in Kenya.
Objection to commodity clearance of Corteva’s MON 89034 x TC1507 x MIR162 x NK603 x DAS-40278-9 maize
Objection
ACB’s objection to commodity clearance of Corteva’s MON 89034 x TC1507 x MIR16
Registration of farmers’ varieties in SADC
Report
Key Issues emerging from the dialogue between CSOs and SADC, African governments
August 2020
GMOs in South Africa 23 years on: failures, biodiversity loss and escalating hunger
Briefing paper
Transition to agroecology urgently needed
ACB's first newsletter: July 2020
News
Reflections midway through a tumultuous year
Greetings from the ACB! We are happy to share with you our first newsletter. The onset of the Covid-19 pandemic and ensuing flux has led to deep reflection, as we grapple with how to meet unprecedented challenges. And through the stringent lockdown, our
Global Network for the Right to Food and Nutrition Report
Report
Coming on the heels of the publication of the UN’s State of Food Security and Nutrition (SOFI) report presenting the global hunger and food insecurity figures, the Global Network for the Right to Food and Nutrition (GNRtFN) releases its 2020 State of the Right to Food and Nutrition Report, which the ACB supports.
Corporate capture of seed Is jeopardising farmers sovereignty
News
Video
In a film by Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung, ACB research and advocacy officer Sabrina Masinjila talks about the corporate capture of seeds and how laws favour hybrid seeds and not farmers who care for indigenous seeds.
Small scale farming organic African herbs and crops
Blog
Uncle Wiz is a shining example of a thriving small scale farming and food distribution business that not only farms without chemicals but also focuses on and promotes indigenous food crops. Owners Wisdom and Mpumi Edward live in south Johannesburg and farm on land in Vanderbijlpark.
Civil society statement on the South African Supplementary Budget
Civil Society Statement
Implications for food security and land reform within a context of multiple crises
See below for a link to the recording of an online media briefing.