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Join us for the Agroecology Roadshow - a three-week journey up the east coast of what is now called Australia! We're hosting a series of Agroecology Dialogues, where local communities can come together to share knowledge, connect, and build a stronger movement for agroecology, local food systems and food sovereignty.

What to Expect:

  1. 1. Share experiences of grassroots strategies for growing and accessing ecologically-sound, socially-just, nutritious and delicious food.
  2. 2. Work together to take back control of our food and agriculture systems from corporations.
  3. 3. Build connections between local, regional, and national organisations.

Building a movement:
Australia’s farmers produce 93% of the country’s food, but over 70% is exported, mostly to wealthy countries or used in livestock feed, biofuels, and ultra-processed foods. Despite this, small-scale farmers are on the rise, selling directly to local markets and embracing ecologically-sound and socially-just practices, and collectivising to deal with the problem of the state in regulating corporate industrial agriculture. In a global context, we call this movement agroecology, a lesser-known term in Australia.

To grow agroecology in Australia, we need to built strong networks at a grassroots level, and connect them to the national and international movements for food sovereignty. The Agroecology Roadshow aims to empower small-scale farmers and activists to push for change from the ground up to radically transform our food and agriculture systems.