ZAMBIAN TRADITIONAL SEED & FOOD FESTIVAL

The annual Zambian Traditional Seed and Food Festival, held alongside World Food Day, celebrates Zambia's cultural heritage and promotes awareness of the importance of traditional seeds and food. The 7th edition of the festival, held on October 11th and 12th, 2024, brought together actors from civil society, government, and the private sector to recognize the critical role of traditional seed and food systems. The festival provides a platform for knowledge sharing, skill building, and policy discussions, with a focus on agroecology as a sustainable food production option. Participating organizations agreed to continue sensitizing communities on the importance of saving, sharing, and exchanging local seeds and traditional foods, and promoting agroecological practices.

Annex Vii-Zambian Traditional Seed and Food Festival.pdf

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