Food Sovereignty

Smart SBB estate project: Paddy farmers are advised to think deep and reject

This is a joint press statement by PeSAWAH and the Malaysian Food Security and Sovereignty Forum of which SAM is a member of The anchor companies appointed by the Ministry of Agriculture are actively campaigning to implement the Large Scale Smart Paddy Field Project (SBB) launched last February. In fact, government agencies are also involved …

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World Environment Day: Support & scale-up community-driven solutions

For this year’s World Environment Day, most of us, as in the previous year, are celebrating the day indoors due to the COVID-19 pandemic. At times like this, we appreciate the outdoors more and are eager to get out to enjoy the environment and nature, which gives us much calm and joy. However, not all of …

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Seeds are our heritage

Seeds have essential genetic information that are absolutely important to support agriculture and are vital for diversity and food sovereignty. Life begins with every cell and seed. Recently, on 22 April 2021, on Earth Day, SAM and the Consumers Association of Penang hosted a webinar with a panel that discussed everything about seeds including seed …

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Sahabat Alam Malaysia - Forests and biodiversity

54 community organizations and NGOs oppose genetically modified mr219 rice field tests

Referring to the announcement on the Ministry of Water, Land and Natural Resources (KATS) website, the National Biosafety Board (LBK), is evaluating an application from the Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI) to conduct a confined field trial on genetically modified rice (GM rice) that is tolerant to glyphosate and resistant to paddy diseases …

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Stop reclaiming our sea

This short video shows the sea reclamation activities in Malaysia especially in Penang, Malacca and Johor. These activities have caused much damage to the environment, fisherfolk and marine resources. This video is in Bahasa Malaysia

Workshop on mangrove food products

Resource from the coastal mangrove forests are made into everyday food. See how fisherfolk use resources from mangrove forest and turn them into food products for sale for their livelihood.

Workshop on making ‘bubu’ for fish and crabs

Coastal fisherfolk share their knowledge by showing us how to make bubu (a type fishing gear, like a trap) to catch fish and crabs in this short video. This video is in Bahasa Malaysia.

Coastal fisherfolk work hard to ensure sustainability of marine resource

This video highlights the problems faced by fisherfolk and communities who live along and depend on the coastal areas for their survival. The coastal areas and the surrounding sea have been destroyed and this have severely affected and impacted the livelihoods of those who depend on this. This video is in Bahasa Malaysia.

International day of struggle against tree monocultures

“Plantations are not Forests” Social organizations from several countries in Latin America, Africa and Asia[i] signed a joint Declaration[ii] on the occasion of September 21, the International Day of Struggle against Tree Monocultures. “Since 2006, every September 21st we commemorate the International Day of Struggle against Tree Monocultures, as a way of breaking the circle of silence …

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Land grabs and human rights violations exposed in Liberia ahead of Global Development Summit

MONROVIA, LIBERIA, February 1st, 2013 – Palm oil companies are grabbing more than 1.5 million acres of land in Liberia and are violating human rights of local communities, warn Liberian NGOs including Friends of the Earth Liberia (SDI – Sustainable Development Institute), Save My Future Foundation (SAMFU) and Social Entrepreneurs for Sustainable Development (SESDev). On the eve of a United …

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