AFSA DEMANDS A QUICK STOPPAGE OF FOSSIL-FUEL FERTILIZER,CHEMICAL USAGE AHEAD OF AGRF
ALLIANCE FOR FOOD SOVEREIGNTY IN AFRICA DEMANDS A QUICK STOPPAGE OF FOSSIL-FUEL FERTILIZER AND CHEMICAL USAGE TO RESTORE AFRICA'S NATURAL SOIL AND ECOSYSTEMS. ...as $1 billion plus funding has failed the AGRA agenda. By Alfonso Kasongo Africa's largest food producer networks are demanding a decisive shift away from imported fossil-fuel based fertilizers and chemicals towards self-sufficient, ecological farming that revitalizes soil and protects ecosystems. The networks have observed with concern the increasing erosion of soil fertility and destruction of ecosystems due to escalated use of fossil-fuel fertilizers and chemicals alleging that the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has deepened the continent’s dependence on expensive imported inputs and undermined the resilience of Africa’s food systems. Researches indicate that despite over $1 billion of funding from USAID, the Gates Foundation, and the governments of UK, Canada, Germany and others — donor-commiss...