ACB's legacy podcast is launched, celebrating 20 years of resistance against GMOs in Africa. Episode 1 is hosted by ACB’s Sabrina Nafisa and features our Director/ founder Mariam Mayet and Haidee Swanby, who worked for ACB for a decade. t2m.io/LegacyPodcastP…

Listen to @Barnta at #SBSTTA26 speaking on behalf of the CBD Alliance CBD Alliance on the need for a refined methodology tailored to #GeneDrives that can address the unique risks of gene drive technologies.

ACB's Sabrina Nafisa is at SBSTTA 26, and on behalf of
CBD Alliance she called on Parties to support ongoing work of the Multidisciplinary Ad hoc Technical Expert Group on Synthetic Biology. Her article in Eco can be read here. cbd-alliance.org/en/2024/eco-da…

Factsheet 9 on #UPF in Africa is on shortcomings in regulations, mainly limited to taxation, marketing, warning labels; etc, but overlooks local farmers/ supply chains ability to provide affordable, nutritious food.
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Factsheet 8 looks at health impacts of #UPF in Africa and the link to nutrition-related non-communicable diseases. Policies should create mandatory measures to bring aggressive influence of UPF industry in food environments and policies under control.
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ACB's Mariam Mayet is featured in this podcast, talking about farmer seed systems.

The production of UPF is part of an agri/ food system that is eroding essential agricultural biodiversity necessary for a resilient and sustainable food supply. Read fact sheet 7 in our series to find out more: t2m.io/Facsheet7post
#upf #ultraprocessedfood

Ultra-processed food in Africa adversely impacts ecological health and drives the interconnected biodiversity, climate and pollution crises on the continent. You can read more in our 6th factsheet in the series:
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Mariam Mayet (ACBio) explains how #billionaire philanthrocapitalists, US govt have steamrolled over African #agriculture #policy by pushing for privatized seed frameworks & #GMOs Learn more at richappetitesfilm.com Ep 2: #Seeds

#Africa #biotechnology #philanthrocapitalism

Dans le 3ème volet de notre série sur les aliments ultra-transformés, nous nous penchons sur la façon dont les mégaentreprises s’emparent des systèmes alimentaires africains et sur les impacts néfastes sur notre environnement/ souveraineté alimentaire. t2m.io/les-aliments-u…

Earthlore is seeking an Agroecology Trainer in Venda & Mpumalanga. The position supports its work in SA, reviving and enhancing traditional seed and food sovereignty by providing agroecology training to strengthen and deepen this knowledge. See attached for more information.

Fact sheet 5 in our UPF in Africa series calls for addressing structural factors that underpin consumption of UPF & perpetuate poverty/ hunger. Socioeconomic inequities are exploited by food giants to drive UPF purchases as affordable and desirable. Read: t2m.io/UPF_factsheet5…

In his latest book, 'The Bill Gates Problem: Reckoning with the Myth of the Good Billionaire', Tim Schwab argues that the Gates Foundation presents a stunning display of undemocratic power by a tech billionaire that is more oligarchy than charity. Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=s6ACOl…

News alert! Our submission calling on the 7 UN Special Rapporteurs to intervene & help block the cultivation and trade of GM wheat HB4 is gaining momentum! Our efforts have been featured in this insightful article on GM Watch: gmwatch.org/en/106-news/la…

It is with great sadness that we learnt of the passing of Ayanda Kota, founder of the Unemployed People’s Movement. We, at the ACB, extend our deepest condolences to his family & fellow comrades. May his dedication to improving the lives of South Africans live on.

Another one bites the dust! Pairwise stops marketing first #CRISPR food (‘Conscious Greens’) to be launched on the US market. Claims it is so it can focus instead on new gene-edited product development. foodnavigator-usa.com/Article/2024/0…

Fact sheet 4 in our UPF in Africa series explores how mega corporations influence policy on consumption of #UPFs , drive self-regulation, & invest in infrastructure to manufacture/distribute their products. Implications for Africa's food systems are dire: t2m.io/UPF_factsheet4…

Join nearly 90 other organisations from Latin America, Asia, and Africa in endorsing our call on the 7 UN Special Rapporteurs to intervene and help block the cultivation and trade of GM wheat HB4. Show your support before tomorrow's deadline: t2m.io/NoGMwheat_supp…

To date nearly 90 organisations have endorsed our submission and urgent call on the 7 UN Special Rapporteurs to intervene & block the cultivation & trade of GM wheat HB4. Join us, sign your organisation on now: t2m.io/NoGMwheat_supp…! Deadline for endorsements is 15 February.