Submitted by Lucy Patterson on
Below is an extract from the Home Alliance Statement released at the opening of the 31st UN Climate Change Conference (COP31) in Antalya, Türkiye. Download the full statement below, or visit www.handsoffmotherearth.org for more info.
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Machakos County, Kenya
September 2026
Kenya has positioned itself as a leading hub for digital agriculture in Africa. Its robust connectivity, vibrant technology sector, widely known as the “Silicon Savannah”, and near-universal mobile money adoption have made it a testing ground for agricultural apps, digital credit, AI-assisted crop diagnostics, and national digital farmer registries. Yet the communities expected to benefit from these technologies are rarely asked whether they work, who they serve, or what they cost.
Submitted by Lucy Patterson on
Siaya County, Kenya
September 2026
Siaya County, on the Kenyan shores of Lake Victoria, is a place where agriculture, forestry and fishing sustain most households, and where digital access has historically lagged far behind the national average. Yet digital agricultural tools are now arriving rapidly, through company field agents going door to door, NGO trainings, agro-dealers, neighbours, social media and app stores.
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Mpongwe District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia, 17–18 April 2026
Submitted by Ronnie Hall on
Chingola District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia, 15–16 April 2026
Chingola District, in the Copperbelt District in Zambia, lies at the convergence of two of the most consequential global forces of the twenty-first century: the rapid expansion of digital technology and artificial intelligence (AI), and the accelerating extraction of critical minerals required to sustain that expansion. As global demand for these technologies intensifies, so does the pressure on the communities living above the ore deposits.
Submitted by Ronnie Hall on
According to experts from ETC Group (Action Group on Erosion, Technology and Concentration), the commercial food model is so vulnerable that this blockage could drive up food prices, leading to a global food crisis. Researchers are therefore issuing an urgent call to strengthen local food systems based on food sovereignty and agroecology.
Submitted by Ronnie Hall on
This article was written by Matthew Canfield, Sabrina Masinjila, Barbara Ntambirweki, and was originally published by Agroecology Now. Central to the authors' argument is the question of who ultimately stands to benefit from this so-called “fourth agricultural revolution.” They contend, first and foremost, that data justice must be grounded in the lived experiences and livelihoods of food producers.
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Submitted by Veronica Villa on
On October 29, 55 movements and organizations from 14 Latin American and Caribbean countries published a powerful MANIFESTO rejecting carbon markets and defending territories against an avalanche of projects that are causing damage throughout the region. This manifesto challenges COP30 of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which will begin in the first week of November with high-level meetings.
Submitted by Ronnie Hall on
As the 3rd Nyéléni Global Forum in Sri Lanka draws to a close, it’s exciting to reflect on the fact that this country - inhabited and loved by its people from coast to coast, and home to some of the world’s most biodiverse, verdant and abundant forests, rivers and wetlands - is also poised to become the birthplace of a new global meta-movement of social movements committed to bringing health and vitality back to the planet’s communities, countries and climate.
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