Participatory Ecological Land Use Management (PELUM ) Association

Agroecology and Climate Justice
• Advocate for increased public investment and climate finance directed to agroecological transition in climate policy spaces
• Promote agroecology within national climate strategies (NDCs, NAPs) and continental frameworks such as CAADP.
Farmer Managed Seed System
• Advocating for African Governments to extend Government subsidies for farmer-managed seed and other agroecological inputs.
• Documenting and disseminating evidence on community seed banks and indigenous varieties, and their role in climate resilience.
• Hosting the Africa Seed Fairs and Festivals for members and other partner
Land Use, Land Rights and Governance
• Advocating for secure, equitable access to and control over land for smallholder farmers, with particular attention to women's and youth land rights.
• Organizing webinars on women land rights
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Agroecology Territorial Markets
• Awareness creation - educate consumers and raise public awareness about agroecological products and their health benefits
• Train agroecology entrepreneurs on how to analyze market policy bottlenecks, document issues, and actively engage policymakers for supportive local market laws(country level.
Youth and Women in Agroecology
• Mentorship and capacity building on agroecology business and innovations
• Mentorship and capacity building on women land rights, representation and access to resources.
• Advocating for the inclusion of the youth and women priorities in policy processes including CAADP.