After a successful tour of three cities in Germany in April 2015, Tanzanian film maker Amil Shivji is going back with the feature film Aisha for two screenings. Read more ... ...
Category: Social Responses
Film: Seeds of Freedom Tanzania
Uhuru wa Mbegu za Wakulima | Produced by TOAM | August 2016 The Tanzania Organic Agriculture Movement (TOAM) has been working to promote sustainable agricultural practices in the country and has released a documentary on the opportunities and constraints facing small scale farmers. Read more ... ...
Election report: Uganda’s Presidential election 2016 – A foregone conclusion
Written by Samuel Kasirye | February 2016
An analysis of the Ugandan presidential general election which was held on 18th February 2016. Yoweri Museveni, Uganda’s incumbent president was announced winner of the much contested election. The analysis provides an overview about results and current situation and provides an assessment of the main influencing themes.
The recently-agreed deal in Paris on Climate Change does not contain much to be celebrated for the Least Developed Countries (LDCs), according to an analysis done by the Civil Society Forum on Climate Change (Forum CC). One of the main shortfalls of the agreement, from the African point of view, is the failure by the parties to agree on putting priority on the urgent need to finance adaptation in all LDCs.
The Place of Indigenous Communities | Published by ILEPA, Kenya | December 2015
Due to the negative consequence of lack of participatory development within Indigenous Peoples’ territories, international human rights mechanism, including the United Nations system arising from agitation from IPs, have established the concept of Free Prior Informed Consent (FPIC).
Climate Finance Tracking Study for Agriculture and Livestock Sector Ministries in Tanzania 2009/10 – 2013/14 | Published by Forum CC | October 2015
A recent study commissioned by the Tanzania Civil Society Forum on Climate Change (ForumCC), a Rosa Luxemburg Foundation partner, has revealed that Climate Financing in Tanzania is highly dependent on foreign funding, a detrimental trend that is coupled with lack of pr ... Published by TOAM | September 2015
Farmers Prefer Farmers-Managed Seed Systems - this is one conclusion of a recently published report commissioned by Tanzania Organic Agriculture Movement. The study has revealed that the majority of farmers in eight agricultural zones surveyed prefer using the Farmer Managed Seed System (FMSS) over the formal / commercial system.
In the name of food security, international politics is increasingly paving the way for seeds to come under the control of ever fewer agro and food industry actors. However, only the hands of the many can maintain and further develop the seed diversity that global food sovereignty requires. In the run-up to the G7 meeting in June 2015, the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung and the German NGO Forum Environment & Development wil ...
Paper: Paris Agreement – Little to Celebrate for Poor Countries
Brochure: Decision-making in governance and development initiatives
Study: Donor Dependence and underfunding hampering climate financing in Tanzania
Study: Farmer Managed Seed Systems in Tanzania
Conference: Who controls the seed?
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