by VSF | Nov 16, 2015 | News
In September 2015 a consortium composed by 5 members of VSF International (AVSF, VSF-Belgium, SIVtro-VSF Italy, VSF Germany and VSF Justicia Alimentaria Global) started a new project to organise regional consultations with pastoralists and livestock breeders’...
by VSF | Sep 23, 2015 | News
One year after the launch of the Global Alliance for Climate Smart Agriculture (GACSA), civil society restates a firm “NO” to the alliance’s concept and to its programme in a common statement, signed by over 350 organisations from all over the world, in which they...
by VSF | Sep 7, 2015 | News
Europe needs to change course to put an end to the crisis. Agricultural organisations and milk producers’ unions from Africa, together with development NGOs, are supporting the European milk producers proposing regulatory measures for the milk market, in order...
by VSF | Jul 14, 2015 | News
A review of the implications of the TTIP for our food security. Javier Guzmán and Ferran García, VSF Spain – Justicia Alimentaria Global The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) is a dream come true: the dream of big agribusiness corporations....
by VSF | May 27, 2015 | News
The Pastoralist Knowledge Hub is an initiative bringing together pastoralists and the main actors working with them to join forces and create the synergies for dialogue and pastoralist development. The objective of the Pastoralist Knowledge Hub is to fill the gaps...
by VSF | May 11, 2015 | News, News and Multimedia
VSF International participated to the conference “Antimicrobial resistance in humans and animals in low and middle income countries. How can knowledge and action be strengthened at national level?” held at Wilton Park, UK, on 13 -15 March 2015. Mario...
by VSF | Mar 30, 2015 | News, News and Multimedia
Agronomes et Vétérinaires Sans Frontières has launched an online petition against the use of dangerous pesticides. Every year 200,000 people die for pesticides intoxication. Southern countries are the most affected, as certain products – which are banned in the...
by VSF | Mar 25, 2015 | News, News and Multimedia
An urgent resolution condemning the recent facts of pastoralist’ land evictions in Loliondo, Tanzania was adopted by the European Parliament on 12 March. With this resolution, MEPs strongly condemn the “illegal displacement of local rural communities, the...
by VSF | Feb 17, 2015 | Video
This documentary of 17 minutes has been realized in Niger, in the heart of the Sahel, in October 2010. “Waynaabe” shows the life of nomadic Wodaabe livestock keepers through the eyes of the young Mother Mooro, whose child Jumaare survived malnutrition. Her...
by VSF | Feb 13, 2015 | News, News and Multimedia
Vétériaires Sans Frontières International has been selected to present a poster on “Building a solid and lasting One Health through an agroecological perspective” at the 3rd International One Health Congress that will be held in Amsterdam, from 15 to 18...
