Afrikagrupperna invites you to a crucial seminar with international guests from our partner organization La Via Campesina, Christine Nabwami from Uganda and Brenda Muronda from Zimbabwe. In this seminar, we explore the pressing issue of food as a human right, and the global challenges surrounding our food system. The panelist will take us through what a Just transition in our Food System should reflect.  

Despite the inherent right to adequate, sufficient, and healthy food, more than 735 million people worldwide still suffer from hunger and malnutrition. The world’s food systems are under immense strain. Most small-scale farmers and agricultural workers live in poverty, with poor or no social protection, and often face dangerous working conditions. At the same time, agriculture is the largest driver of environmental destruction and biodiversity loss. Food systems are responsible for around a third of global greenhouse gas emissions. This figure is predicted to rise.  

There is an urgent need to transition to food systems that are more resilient, equitable and environmentally sustainable. It's time for us, both in Sweden and globally, to unite in our pursuit of a human rights-based approach to address these challenges. We are at a critical juncture where the impact of conflicts, economic crises, and climate change on the right to food cannot be overstated. It is our collective responsibility to promote and protect the right to food in communities and conflict zones.   

Afrikagrupperna promise you an interesting seminar full of;   

• * Insightful discussions led by experts from La Via Campesina Southern Africa and Sweden  

• * Valuable insights into the complexities of the global food system  

• * Learnings about actionable steps to promote a Just Transition   
  
  

Let's come together to make a difference in the fight against hunger and malnutrition and ensure that access to healthy culturally appropriate food is not just for the privileged.  

Moderator:   

Louise Lindfors, Secretary General, Afrikagrupperna.  

Panelists:   

International guest and representative from La Via Campesina; Christine Nabwami from ESAFF Uganda and Brenda Muronda (LVC secretariat) from Zimbabwe.  
 

More panelists to be confirmed.