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Wars are disrupting food systems, and ending world hunger requires urgent global action, experts say.

The untold struggle of community land right defenders in eastern DRC’s three-decade war.

More than 17,000 people in the Philippines face eviction from their ancestral land for a multimillion-dollar energy project.

Peruvian communities have launched a global petition to halt a mining project they say threatens the water supply of over 10 million people.

NEMA says it is restoring wetlands, but poor urban families say it is using the exercise to grab their land for new infrastructure projects – now they demand compensation and resettlement.

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More than 17,000 people in the Philippines face eviction from their ancestral land for a multimillion-dollar energy project.

More than 17,000 people in the Philippines face eviction from their ancestral land for a multimillion-dollar energy project.

Peruvian communities have launched a global petition to halt a mining project they say threatens the water supply of over 10 million people.

Peruvian communities have launched a global petition to halt a mining project they say threatens the water supply of over 10 million people.

NEMA says it is restoring wetlands, but poor urban families say it is using the exercise to grab their land for new infrastructure projects – now they demand compensation and resettlement.

NEMA says it is restoring wetlands, but poor urban families say it is using the exercise to grab their land for new infrastructure projects – now they demand compensation and resettlement.

Rights experts call for an inclusive transition as the East Africa region attracts renewable energy investments.

Rights experts call for an inclusive transition as the East Africa region attracts renewable energy investments.

Sustainable Agriculture

Civil society groups scoff at AfDB’s New African Financial Architecture Initiative, saying it’s here to worsen challenges facing African food systems.

Civil society groups scoff at AfDB’s New African Financial Architecture Initiative, saying it’s here to worsen challenges facing African food systems.

Agroecological Entrepreneurship: African farmers are redefining agriculture by building agroecological businesses that challenge industrial models.

Agroecological Entrepreneurship: African farmers are redefining agriculture by building agroecological businesses that challenge industrial models.

The Indigenous Seeds movement in East Africa is convening in Kenya, with the potential to reshape the region’s food systems.

The Indigenous Seeds movement in East Africa is convening in Kenya, with the potential to reshape the region’s food systems.

Stop favoring export-oriented production over strengthening local food systems – Food Sovereignty advocates to the African Development Bank officials.

Stop favoring export-oriented production over strengthening local food systems – Food Sovereignty advocates to the African Development Bank officials.

Rising fertilizer dependence sparks debate over Africa’s agricultural future; experts call for urgent critical review process.

Rising fertilizer dependence sparks debate over Africa’s agricultural future; experts call for urgent critical review process.

Agroecological farming: EAC Bill moves to Parliament to establish a regional legal framework to protect and promote sustainable farming and food systems.

Agroecological farming: EAC Bill moves to Parliament to establish a regional legal framework to protect and promote sustainable farming and food systems.

Local stories from and by community members.

Women farmers in East Africa refuse to vacate their land to give way to land-based investment projects.

Women farmers in East Africa refuse to vacate their land to give way to land-based investment projects.

Community stories written by community members that highlight local impact (both positive and negative), community struggles on land tenure and sustainable agriculture, featuring narratives of volunteership, cultural traditions, and both community and personal triumphs over adversity.

Community stories written by community members that highlight local impact (both positive and negative), community struggles on land tenure and sustainable agriculture, featuring narratives of volunteership, cultural traditions, and both community and personal triumphs over adversity.

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