Food fairs are an important tool and space to promote food sovereignty as they take place in local public spaces and within people’s own socio-cultural settings. One excellent example was a food fair in Ghana, organised by the Centre for Indigenous Knowledge and Organisational Development (CIKOD). Women farmers exhibited traditional crops and foods, emphasising their … Read more

In the district of Lawra, Ghana, a group of female leaders is campaigning in their communities to convince other women to consume fresh and local foods on which no pesticides are used. My title in the community is ‘Pognaa’, which means traditional queen. Many families in the district where we live, Lawra, are not able … Read more