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PELUM
launched a publication "Inadequate funding
to the Agricultural Sector in Sub-Saharan
Africa: Implications for Smallholder farmers"at
the FARA General Assembly in South
Africa. To view the book
click here |
| View
PELUM Annual Report 2006 |
PELUM Association Members are sharing lessons in
HIV/AIDs and sustainable agriculture in Tanzania and
Zambia. Please
click here to read the report on the
sharing meeting in Tanzania
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PELUM Association
is a regional network of 160 civil society organisations in east, central
and southern Africa, which is working towards sustainable agriculture, food
security, and sustainable community development in the region. The
Association, launched in 1995, is currently working in ten countries:
Botswana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda,
Zambia and Zimbabwe.
The Association�s long-term objectives are to
build capacity of farming and rural community groups to accumulate
ecological capital and stimulate farmer learning and inspire them to
experiment and innovate in empowering ways for food security as well as
sustainability. To attain these objectives, PELUM Association is
facilitating learning and networking, participatory research, capacity
building and lobbying and advocacy with small-scale farmers groups and civil
society organisations.
The key strategies
of PELUM are capacity building, information sifting and dissemination,
networking, advocacy and lobbying. It also supports small farmer
organisations and groups to speak for themselves.
Vision:
PELUM�s vision is, �to see communities in
east, central and southern Africa become self-organized to make choices
towards an improved quality of life that is socially, economically and
ecologically sustainable.�
Mission:
�We are a civil society network in east,
central, and southern Africa passionate about equity, people-driven
development and integrity of creation working towards sustainable local
community empowerment, food security and prosperity by facilitating learning
networking and advocacy�.
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PELUM
Association has been promoting the use of underutilized
species and indigenous foods in Zambia. It has used school
competitions including debates, essays, poems and drawings.
PELUM is also using radio and
television to promote indigenous foods in the country. A study
on indigenous foods is also underway and its findings will be
published into various publicity materials that will supplement on
the campaign.
The indigenous campaign will climax at the World Food Day
celebrations on the 16th of October 2007 where
PELUM will participate in Zambia.
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