July 2023

Farmers’ Seeds: The Key to Agroecology

Our food systems are broken and farmers’ seeds and agroecology are the only real sustainable fix to the problems. Farmers’ seeds offer us locally produced food and fight hunger while saving the environment through climate change adaptation and protecting our..

July 2023

Corporate Capture of African Agriculture

The future of Africa’s food and agriculture is under threat as powerful multinational corporations take over the sector with support from wide-ranging actors including African governments and initiatives such as the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA). State..

July 2023

The Seed Struggle in Africa

Whoever controls seed controls our food. The battle for farmers’ seed rights is raging on the African continent as international seed companies set up shop to promote industrial seeds for staple food production by small-scale food producers as a solution..

Research
March 2023

The impact of the Russian-Ukrainian war on small-scale food producers in Morocco

The impact of the Russian-Ukrainian war on small-scale food producers in Morocco   Author: Ali Amouzai Edited and reviewed by : Dr. Imen Louati Translation from Arabic to English: Ahlem Selmi   Russia’s war on Ukraine caused great disruption to..

Research
March 2023

Ensuring agricultural resilience in the north African region: FARMER SEEDS AS A SOLUTION TO MAJOR CRISES

Ensuring agricultural resilience in the north African region:   FARMER SEEDS AS A SOLUTION TO MAJOR CRISES     Auteur: Mohamed Coulibaly Edition: Imen Louati, PhD Translation from French to English: Ahlem selmi   This study analyzes the legal framework..

Research
October 2022

Regulatory approximation under ALECA: assessing the economic and social effects on the Tunisian agricultural sector

The liberalization of the Tunisian agricultural sector has been a key issue in the ALECA negotiations since the first formal round of negotiations in Tunis in 2015.The EU requests a far-reaching liberalization of tariffs and tariff quotas for agricultural products.Given..

Article
June 2020

Call for a resilient agriculture

The Tunisian agricultural model must be thought with an open mind and a different outlook