Former woman MP contestant-Kibuku District,lawyer and a human rights activist. #Will make a cornerstone one day
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Imagine waking up to hear that the seed you’ve planted for twenty years is “uncertified”. AU's own draft warned against criminalising legitimate farmer seed practices while fighting counterfeit one
Come and join the webnar 4th November 2026
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
Doreen Akware retweeted
Please join us for this partner discussion because our "Seed is our Future".
@all
𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮'𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀' 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗲, 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗱. Following the African Union Seed Summit in Ezulwini, Eswatini, we are partnering with @CefrohtUg and @SWISSAID, to host a webinar on exploring what the AU Policy on Farmer-Managed Seed Systems means for East Africa, particularly the EAC Seed and Plant Varieties Bill.
Join the conversation and be part of shaping policies that recognise and protect our local seed varieties.
@hekseperworld @1000currents @Sida @OxfaminUganda @noradno @FAOFFKP
📌 4 November 2026
🕑 2:00 to 4:00 PM EAT
#IndigenousSeedsEA2026 | #SeedSovereigntyNow
Doreen Akware retweeted
𝗢𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗮 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗼!
Indigenous seeds are built for our soils, our climates and our cultures. Saving, sharing and selling these seeds should never be criminalised. But do the existing and emerging seed laws in East Africa uphold these rights? What does the AU Policy on Farmer-Managed Seed Systems mean for the region?
Be part of shaping policies that protect farmers' seed rights, join the webinar tomorrow:
🔗 us06web.zoom.us/j/8110564640…
@hekseperworld @1000currents @Sida @OxfaminUganda @noradno @FAOFFKP
#IndigenousSeedsEA2026 | #SeedSovereigntyNow
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We kindly invite to join us in the discussion on the
Youth, Seeds and the Future of Food Systems Governance
under the Theme: *Youth, Agroecology and the Fight for Seed Sovereignty in Food Systems Governance*
Happening today at 7:00–9:00 PM EAT.
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Who owns the seed, owns the harvest 🌽
About 90% of the seed Africa’s smallholder farmers plant comes from their own hands, saved and shared, not bought 🫘. In Ezulwini, AU ministers finally recognised these farmer-managed seed systems.
But a promise on paper feeds no one. Will East Africa’s seed laws protect farmers, or punish them for sharing seed? ⚖️
Join CEFROHT, SWISSAID and ESAFF Uganda 👇
📅 Wed, 4 Nov 2026
⏰ 2:00 to 4:00 PM EAT
💻 Register: teams.microsoft.com/meet/366…
#SeedSovereignty #FarmerSeeds #RightToFood #CefrohtUG
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Yesterday, Melbourne opened its doors to justice leaders from around the world under one theme: Evidence and Action ⚖️
CEFROHT is in the room 🇺🇬
Day 1 spoke our language: community legal empowerment with practitioners from Africa, access to justice in a changing climate, and justice “where people live” 🌍
That is our daily work too. Through our Legal Aid Clinic, a widow fighting for the land that feeds her family can still get a lawyer. So tell us: what would justice look like in your community? 👇
#IA2J2026 #AccessToJustice #RightToFood #CefrohtUG
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What does a litre of diesel have to do with your supper? Everything ⛽🍲
Diesel now costs over Shs 7,000 in some markets, with an extra Shs 200 tax since July. That cost rides the truck all the way to your plate 🚚
Beans, milk, cassava and sweet potatoes led September’s price rises, the very foods that keep a diet healthy 🫘🥛
Our new issues paper unpacks what this means for the right to food, and what the Government must do 👇
Get your free copy here: cefroht.org/wp-content/uploa…
#RightToFood #CostOfLiving #CefrohtUG
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🚨#HappeningNow
Who decides when a snack is “too sweet” or “too salty” for East Africa? 🤔
Right now, that rule is being written. The East African Community is drafting a regional Nutrient Profile Model, the science that sets limits for sugar, salt, and unhealthy fats in packaged food 🍪🧂
Today, Uganda is in the room giving its comments, bringing the lessons of our own national NPM to the table 🇺🇬
Get this right, and over 300 million East Africans could one day see the truth on the front of every pack 🏷️
Stay with us 👇
#EACNPM #FOPWL #RightToFood #CefrohtUG
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🌱 Seed sovereignty means farmers and communities having the power to save, share and use their indigenous seeds. Help spread the word about the 1st Eastern Africa Indigenous Seed Conference and join the conversation on protecting farmers’ seed rights. 17–20 Nov 2026 .
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Three countries. Three trans fat journeys. Who gets them talking to each other? 🎙️
Elinami Mungure of the @IncubatorGHAI moderated our country panel in Nairobi, drawing out what Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya have tried, where they got stuck, and what actually worked 🇺🇬🇹🇿🇰🇪
The lessons that stood out:
⚖️ Clear legal and regulatory pathways
💡 Creative ways around implementation barriers
🤝 Steady collaboration across borders
His closing words were simple: support each other at home, and build towards one regional standard 🌍
#TransfatFreeEAC #StrongerEACFoodStandards
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Happy World Food Day! 🌱
But here’s a hard question for today: do you know what’s really inside the food on your plate? 🤔
Our Executive Director, Dr. Kabanda David, puts it plainly in this video: “We have many people who are silently dying because of the food they are eating or the food they are exposed to.”
Non-communicable diseases now cause about 33% of deaths in Uganda 💔. Yet our labels still hide sugar, salt, and fat in tiny print.
This World Food Day, we ask the Government to pass Front-of-Pack Warning Labels. Knowing what you eat is your right ⚖️🏷️
#WorldFoodDay #FOPWL #RightToFood #CefrohtUG
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DIALOGUE PICTORIAL📸
By the end of 2023, Uganda had 115 registered pesticide active ingredients, 55 of which were classified as Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs). Of the 669 registered pesticide brands, 459 were also classified as highly hazardous.
These figures underscore the importance of strengthening pesticide regulation and promoting safer alternatives.
#CefrohtUG #EACAgroecologybill #PhaseOutHHPsUG
Happening Now📌
The National Dialogue on Phasing Out Highly Hazardous Pesticides and Advancing Agroecology in Uganda is underway at📍Piato Restaurant, Kampala.
Stakeholders are discussing safer alternatives to highly hazardous pesticides, stronger policy measures, and sustainable approaches to protecting Uganda’s food systems.
Courtesy of @CefrohtUg and development partners.
#CefrohtUG #EACAgroecologybill #PhaseOutHHPsUG
Doreen Akware retweeted
Happening Now; National Dialogue on Phasing Out Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs) and advancing Agroecology in Uganda
#EACAgroecologybill #PhaseOutHHPsUG
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A press conference between members of the press and the experts from the joint Agroecology Strategy on Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs)
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Panel Discussion on Agroecology as a sustainable alternative to Highly Hazardous Pesticides in Uganda.
#EACAgroecologybill |#PhaseOutHHPsUG
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The Dialogue sought to build a shared national position on phasing out Highly Hazardous Pesticides(HHPs).
The key objective; to launch the Joint National HHPs Strategy for Uganda, alongside efforts to promote safer agricultural alternatives and identify priority legal and regulatory actions.
#CefrohtUG #EACAgroecologybill #PhaseOutHHPsUG
Happening Now📌
The National Dialogue on Phasing Out Highly Hazardous Pesticides and Advancing Agroecology in Uganda is underway at📍Piato Restaurant, Kampala.
Stakeholders are discussing safer alternatives to highly hazardous pesticides, stronger policy measures, and sustainable approaches to protecting Uganda’s food systems.
Courtesy of @CefrohtUg and development partners.
#CefrohtUG #EACAgroecologybill #PhaseOutHHPsUG
Doreen Akware retweeted
Speaking at the National Dialogue on Phasing Out Highly Hazardous Pesticides and Advancing Agroecology in Uganda🎤
Hon. Brenda Nabukenya (@bnabukenya), Woman MP for Luwero District and member of the Agriculture Committee of @Parliament_Ug, expressed Parliament’s willingness to support the strategy and collaborate with stakeholders.
She stressed the need to increase funding and enforce strict policies to ensure that investments in seeds and agricultural tools deliver meaningful results.
She concluded by officially launching the National Joint Agroecology Strategy on Ending Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs) in Uganda.
#CefrohtUG #EACAgroecologybill #PhaseOutHHPsUG
Happening Now📌
The National Dialogue on Phasing Out Highly Hazardous Pesticides and Advancing Agroecology in Uganda is underway at📍Piato Restaurant, Kampala.
Stakeholders are discussing safer alternatives to highly hazardous pesticides, stronger policy measures, and sustainable approaches to protecting Uganda’s food systems.
Courtesy of @CefrohtUg and development partners.
#CefrohtUG #EACAgroecologybill #PhaseOutHHPsUG
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Closing the National Dialogue on Phasing Out Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs) and Advancing Agroecology in Uganda, was a presser.
Members of the press engaged with experts from the Joint Agroecology Strategy on HHPs, discussing key issues raised during the dialogue and the way forward in advancing agroecology and phasing out highly hazardous pesticides in Uganda.
#CefrohtUG #EACAgroecologybill #PhaseOutHHPsUG
Happening Now📌
The National Dialogue on Phasing Out Highly Hazardous Pesticides and Advancing Agroecology in Uganda is underway at📍Piato Restaurant, Kampala.
Stakeholders are discussing safer alternatives to highly hazardous pesticides, stronger policy measures, and sustainable approaches to protecting Uganda’s food systems.
Courtesy of @CefrohtUg and development partners.
#CefrohtUG #EACAgroecologybill #PhaseOutHHPsUG
Doreen Akware retweeted
@CefrohtUg launches “The Bible or Constitution to Follow to End Highly Hazardous Pesticides in Uganda”
We need to act urgently; otherwise, non-communicable diseases are a result of these HHP's in almost everything we use.
#cefrohtUG #EACAgroecologybill #PhaseOutHHPsUG
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Dr. @davidkabanda, in his closing remarks, was cautious and straightforward with the groups that lead the production and importation of Highly Hazardous Pesticides HPPs, mutagens and carcinogens,
He vowed strong resistance to them and offered to fight them both in local and international courts.
For politicians who take and protect these criminals, they were bound for the same end: death as a result of these products, and if we don't fight together, the country is in tough times.
