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Shimmers of Green in a world of darkness: Community Food Gardens
“Food gives the children of our community hope,” Ziyanda Phandle tells me as the rain beats down on her patio office. Ziyanda is the farm manager at Love in a Bowl, a community cooperative that feeds 6000 children in 26 early childhood development centres (ECDs) and soup kitchens across Hout Bay.
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Kenya Seed Litigation: Greenpeace Africa Reaffirms Commitment to Peaceful Advocacy
Greenpeace Africa is supporting Kenyan farmers in a seed litigation challenging the constitutionality of the Seed and Plant Varieties Act in court. We remain committed to our food campaign and will continue to advocate for policies that prioritise the needs of small-scale farmers and promote sustainable food systems.
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Farmers vs. Corporations: The Struggle to Protect Seed Sovereignty and Biodiversity in Africa
Indigenous seeds, adapted over generations to local climates and soils, are more resilient to pests, diseases, and extreme weather conditions. These seeds are integral to agricultural biodiversity, providing a diverse genetic pool vital for the resilience of community food systems.
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Cameroon: Heavy rainfall threatens food security and could have an impact on living costs
Yaoundé, 15th March 2024 – The National Climate Change Observatory recently published its climate forecast bulletin for March, April and May, predicting heavy showers throughout the country, with risks of…
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Greenpeace Africa Statement on the reinstatement of GMO Maize cultivation in Kenya, Friday 13th October
Kenya’s environment court dismissed a petition challenging the importation and cultivation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) Maize in Kenya. Following this judgement, Greenpeace Africa’s Food Campaigner Elizabeth Atieno had this response.
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Farmers’ Rights Over Corporations: A Plea to Amend the Seed and Plant Varieties Act
A punitive law in Kenya punishes farmers with a jail term of up to two years or a fine of 1 million shillings (about 6800 USD) for sharing indigenous seeds without certification or registration.
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Leasing land to grow maize in Zambia; a slap on Kenyan farmers’ face: Greenpeace
Despite concerns raised by industry players over the move by Kenya’s ministry of Agriculture to grow maize in Zambia, Agriculture CS, Mithika Linturi has formally made known his ministry’s intention to continue with the plan to secure 20,000 hectares of land for large-scale growing of maize in the Southern Africa nation.
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Prayers and Bags of Maize Won’t End Hunger and Drought in Kenya
Kenya ranks 94th among 121 countries according to the latest Global Hunger Index Report. This puts Kenya among the hungriest countries in the world. The number of Kenyans facing starvation has risen from 4.2 million to 6 million.
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The super rich control the food system – and now they are profiting from Africa’s rocketing food prices.
Figures published today by Greenpeace show that between 2008 and 2022, food imports rocketed by more than 650 per cent in Kenya.
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Case on Punitive Seed Laws Mentioned in Court
Nairobi, 16 November 2022 – A public interest litigation filed by 15 farmers representing many other smallholder farmers across the country calling for an amendment of punitive seed laws has been mentioned before the Machakos law courts today.