After 50 years of independence, the Sahel countries are keep tortured by a chronicle food insecurity. In 30 years, a country like Niger registered 16 harvest losses, and only 5 years after the food crisis in 2005, which affected 3,6 million people, one of greater size is currently plaguing 7 million people. It reminds us once more of the fragility of the pastoral and agricultural systems of this region.

With the general objective of contributing to a greater mobilization of people and decision-makers in favor of making Right to Food and Food Sovereignty come true in Sahel up until 2015 it is why the Forum for the Right to Food and Food Sovereignty will take place in Niamei (Nigeria), on October 16-18 2010. This initiative is destined to offer actors of civil society and social movements of Sahel a space for prospective reflection, promotion of synergy of actions and formulation of recommendations and alternative proposals, aiming to guaranteeing this right.

The venue will be the Martial Arts Academy (Seyni Kountché General Stadium) with the following schedule:

October 16th 2010
Morning: Participants registration
Afternoon: Opening March
Evening: Film exhibitions and cultural activities

October 17th 2010
Morning: Plenary Session on thematic axes 1 and 2.
Afternoon: Thematic Workshops
Evening: Film exhibitions and cultural activities

October 18th 2010
Morning: Plenary Session on thematic axes 3 and 4
Afternoon: Workshops/Synthesis of works – Ending session.

Plenary sessions and thematic workshop will be held in French, Hausa and Zarma.

The choice of the general theme, Democracy must feed the citizens, is important due to the necessity of placing this right enforcement in the center of the democratic process. Activities will be distributed along four thematic axes:

Thematic axis 1: Promoting the right to food and making food sovereignty come true.
Thematic axis 2: Pastoralism to the test of environmental crisis.
Thematic axis 3: Women confronting food crisis in Sahel countries.
Thematic axis 4: Preventing and generating food crisis in Sahel

More information:
A.T. Moussa Tchangari, Secretary general AEC, Coordinator
E-mail : tchangari@yahoo.fr; tchangari@gmail.com
T: +227 96 97 84 90, +227 20 74 24 39
Niamey (Níger)

Ibrahim Diori
E-Mail: ibdiori@yahoo.fr
T: +227 96 94 81 91, +227 20 74 24 39
Niamei (Níger)