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Food Sovereignty and Resilience... A Community's Tale of Sustainable Living Nearly 2.3 billion people globally lack access to adequate food, warns the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in its 2023 report. This reality highlights the immense challenge of achieving food security, especially in the face of #climatechange, conflict, and economic instability. But amidst this daunting backdrop, hope shines brightly from Salama in Makueni, Kenya. A community there resists devastating challenges like food shortages, thriving through resilience and #sustainability. They embody the 2023 Global Assessment Report's message from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC): "Building resilience is crucial for adapting to climate change and mitigating its impacts." They have achieved abundance by establishing a system that relies on reverence for their surroundings instead of external sources to meet their basic needs. Their achievement follows a Feedback to the Future program, which provides circular and regenerative innovations like #regenerativeagriculture, #naturalbuilding, #wastemanagement, and sustainable energy. They practice: 🏘The use of local materials to build homes, avoiding harmful tilling practices, and enriching the soil through composting, mimicking natural processes to increase the land's resilience. 🍒 Diverse crop farming, including fruit trees, provides them with year-round harvests and maximum nutritional value, ensuring #foodsecurity and protecting against crop failures. 🌞 Their #solarpower use reduces fossil fuel dependence. Instead of felling trees, tree trimmings are used where charcoal is unavoidable. ♻ Surplus food is preserved through solar drying, and farm waste is composted to return nutrients to the soil while minimizing waste. Isaac Mwololo illustrates his community's spirit. Beaming in his teeming #foodforest, he says, "We can comfortably live without money here." His words resonate not in literal monetary independence but in their resourcefulness and #resilience. The community, sadly, faces #waterscarcity and has dug several water pans with the help of Feedback to the Future, but more are needed. Thiong'o Gachie, the program's Regenerative Agriculture Trainer and Director, emphasizes that increased access to water would significantly enhance the community's #foodsovereignty and resilience. cc: Peter Ochuka Media: Wambui Mbuthia

📢 CALL FOR PROPOSALS / FOR APPLICATIONS 📢 • Are you an African MSME or producers’ organisation active in the #cocoa, #coffee or #cashew sector? • Are you looking to strengthen your management #skills and #sustainability? • Or do you need support for your organisation to be in line with the European regulations on #deforestation, child labour and decent income? Enabel’s TDC is launching TWO calls that might be interesting for your organisation: 🔶 The call for applications #coaching aims to strengthen management skills (marketing, sales, finance, operations) and sustainability (climate resilience, biodiversity, human rights, environment, etc.) 🔷 The call for proposals #grants aims to support the implementation of a strategy and/or action plan in terms of sustainability and compliance with European rules.   You can apply for one or for both calls. 📅 Deadline: 27 November 2023. Interested? Read more via the link(s) below. 🔶 Coaching: https://lnkd.in/ehq_5Qb6 🔷 Grants: https://lnkd.in/e8MsCNzN Fairtrade Africa Fairtrade Belgium Rainforest Alliance IFOAM Organics Europe IFOAM - Organics International World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO) Groupe ECOCERT FairWild Foundation Fair for Life SPP Producteurs Paysans Naturland - Association pour l'Agriculture Biologique

Latin America is the fastest-growing region in terms of certification of palm oil production and continues to see tremendous growth potential. Countries like #Colombia and #Guatemala are leading this impressive growth. RSPO sat down with sustainability expert, Flavio Linares, who has worked in multiple development projects in Central America for over three decades towards improving farmers' livelihoods in oil palm, coffee, cocoa, and sugarcane. Hear his thoughts on: ➡️ The biggest challenges unique to #LatinAmerica ➡️ The business for smallholders as micro-entrepreneurs  ➡️ Regenerative agriculture initiatives ➡️ The role of sustainable palm oil in tackling poverty and migration Watch now: https://lnkd.in/gJA4uZ2r #RSPO #sustainablepalmoil #smallholders #regenerativeagriculture

🌱 INDOCERT: Driving Global Sustainability Since 2001, INDOCERT has risen across India's certification landscape, championing indigenous practices in agriculture. Our nonprofit organization collaborates with NGOs and farmer producer associations, shaping sustainable certification globally. We certify a diverse range of operators, ensuring product quality and authenticity through rigorous standards and inspections. Our community-centric approach aligns with integral values, fostering sustainable practices and benefiting both communities and the environment. We prioritize operator satisfaction, delivering tailored service to meet and exceed expectations, contributing to organizational success. Our Global Impact: Rainforest Alliance (RA): Serving operators in Australia, Canada, Laos, Nepal, UAE, and UK. European Biochar Certificate (EBC): Operating in Japan and Singapore, promoting environmentally conscious biochar production. World Biochar Certificate (WBC): Inspecting in Kenya to support carbon sequestration and soil health. Artisan C-Sink: Engaging operators in Malawi, Kenya, and Thailand. Castor Success: Expanding to the US, certifying the first Castor supply chain members outside India. Join us in driving global sustainability in agriculture. #RainforestAlliance #GlobalSustainability #GlobalImpact #CommunityDevelopment #ClimateAction #OrganicFood