Every Seed Has A Story – The Strategy

In collaboration, the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA), Zambia Alliance for Agroecology and Biodiversity (ZAAB) and Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung (RLS) hosted a meeting in Lusaka, Zambia, with the aim of developing a common strategy for changing the prevailing narrative around seed in Africa, to one that recognizes smallholder farmers, their indigenous knowledge and their seed systems that are the fundamental basis of Africa’s food system. The participants focused on the vital elements of FMSS (desired state), what mechanisms are needed to realise FMSS (what needs to be in place in terms of systems, institutions, other resources) and the strategic advocacy entry points (opportunities for stakeholders to engage office bearers).