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Uganda: Youth Food Advocates gather to discuss how to improve and transform the Food Systems in their communities

29 June 2022

When young food activists with diverse cultural backgrounds gather and get involved in learning experiences, it can become a powerful moment of knowledge exchange. Learning agricultural practices, cultivation, preparation, and appreciation of what is good, clean, and fair allows a democratic and ethical change in the food system. The grassroots level is crucial, as the …

Agroecology Learning Exchange by Slow Food Uganda

26 January 2022

For the first time, Slow Food Uganda organized an Agroecology Learning Exchange for its members and partners, bringing together representatives from the Slow Food Uganda Agroecology working group, regional coordinators, project leaders, food community representatives, partner organizations, and the media. The 3 days exchange was held from 6th to 8th of January 2022 with 42 …

Slow Food Uganda Celebrates Five Years

27 November 2020 Kiwagalo John

Since 2015 Slow Food Uganda has been gradually growing with a range of activities greatly impacting the communities toward biodiversity conservation, food education, and advocacy. “We have focused more on building a strong Movement in Uganda and a well-consolidated network. This has been the number one priority, thanks to the support of the Slow Food …

Run for Nature: The Fight to Save Africa’s Forests

21 July 2020 Paula Thomas

As the world concentrates on dealing with COVID-19 pandemic, multinational companies continue to evict communities from their land, tearing down their lives and their sovereignty to plant monocrops like oil palm and sugar cane in Africa, or GMO soy in South America. Land grabbing is a term that gets tossed around when talking about the …