Consolidation of food sovereignty in Togo through agroecology


, à consider sovereignty food and agroecology as essential to building environmental, social, economic and gender justice.

For the initiators of this campaign, agroecology is an instrument of resilience for Togo, it will help to ; preserve the natural and nourishing heritage, at the same time; revitalize the local economy and promote the autonomy of populations in terms of food.

During this campaign, Friends of the Earth-Togo proposes to bring political decision-makers, farmers, societal organizations; civil, not only to strongly integrate the participation of women in the national agricultural strategy, but also in ensure that agroecology and sovereignty food are pillars of this agricultural strategy.

Beyondà of the campaign, advocacy work will also be carried out; with regional bodies such as ECOWAS and the AU which include the key recommendations of the West African Right to Freedom Caravan. the earth, to water and to peasant agroecology 2021 at know:

 

• The establishment of mechanisms for better protection of the land heritage of local communities and the recognition of customary rights in land laws
• Harmonization of fisheries policies at sub-regional level for better governance of fisheries resources
• The promotion of peasant agroecology for better protection of biodiversity; and an alternative to climate change
• Taking appropriate measures to stop the selling off of forests in Africa, particularly those of Ziama and Diécké, in Guinea, by implementing the directives relating to the forest protection
• The harmonization of mining codes at the sub-regional level by raising the share of the States with a floor rate of at least 35% and ensuring that the application of Accountability Corporate Social and Environmental (CSR)
• The application of the Maputo agreement devoting 10% of the national budget to agriculture
• The implementation of the ECOWAS Protocol for the free movement of persons and goods and monitoring mechanisms for its better applicability; at borders
• Involvement of CGLTE-WA in the process of elaboration, implementation of development policies, particularly those relating to natural resources, as well as monitoring;

 

This regional advocacy aims to draw the attention of ECOWAS and the AU to the importance of agro-ecological practices and the fact that agricultural monocultures and agribusiness are obstacles to the promotion of agroecology in Africa. 

 

Friends of the Earth-Togo also intends to Through this project, promote the improvement of family food practices by sharing experiences. This project is implemented with the support of Friends of the Earth International.


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