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13/02/2025

The Nyéléni ECA Food Sovereignty movement has launched its much-anticipated series of online thematic webinars. These monthly sessions aim to bring together member organizations and civil society actors to engage in meaningful dialogue, share insights, and learn from one another's experiences on the most pressing issues related to food sovereignty. The third webinar, hosted by Urgenci, focused on Food Social Security and gathered voices from France, Belgium, and Switzerland.

31/03/2025

Eco Ruralis Takes Legal Action Against Illegal Pesticide Derogations in Romania

Eco Ruralis, a small-scale farmers' organization in Romania and a participant in the Nyéléni ECA network, has launched a legal challenge against the Romanian Ministry of Agriculture. In collaboration with the beekeeper federation ROMAPIS, Eco Ruralis is contesting the ministry’s decision to grant a derogation for the use of neonicotinoid pesticides, despite a European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling confirming their ban due to environmental risks.

22/11/2024

The Nyéléni ECA Food Sovereignty movement has launched its much-anticipated series of online thematic webinars. These monthly sessions aim to bring together member organizations and civil society actors to engage in meaningful dialogue, share insights, and learn from one another's experiences on the most pressing issues related to food sovereignty. The second webinar, hosted by ADI Kyrgyzstan, spotlighted the future of organic agriculture in Central Asia.

15/10/2024

The 3rd Nyéléni Global Forum is set to launch on October 16 at 5:30 UTC, bringing together the world's most diverse gathering of food producers, activists, and social movements fighting for food sovereignty and social justice. This event aims to reignite the agenda of systemic transformation, uniting forces to address the interconnected crises that threaten our planet and our communities.

15/10/2024

The Nyéléni ECA Food Sovereignty movement has launched its much-anticipated series of online thematic webinars. These monthly sessions aim to bring together member organizations and civil society actors to engage in meaningful dialogue, share insights, and learn from one another's experiences on the most pressing issues related to food sovereignty. The first webinar, hosted by Gradina Moldovei (gradinamd.com), set the stage for a series of inspiring discussions aimed at strengthening the food sovereignty movement across Europe and Central Asia (ECA). 

25/06/2024

ERC/24/8 Rev.1, ERC/24/9 Rev.1 Regional results, priorities, the four betters and the Sustainable Development Goals

 

25/06/2024

ERC/24/11 Country Office Network – Current status and way forward: A policy paper

Distinguish delegates,

I am speaking as a representative of the Nyéléni Europe and Central Asia Food Sovereignty Network. 

As partners of FAO REU and FAO national offices, we reaffirm the importance of our participation in this process and in the FAO programmes.  

25/06/2024

ERC/24/2 The role of innovation and digitalization in the sustainable use of natural resources to accelerate the implementation of climate-resilient and low-emission pathways in agrifood systems

25/06/2024

ERC/24/5 Rev.1 Financing to end hunger for today and tomorrow (SDG 2)

My name is Ceyhan Temürcü, from Turkey and I am a member of URGENCI – the International Network of Community Supported Agriculture.