Harare Declaration of Commitment and Call to Action
WE, the more than 400 delegates, comprised of farmers, youth, women, entrepreneurs, researchers, CSOs, and policy actors, attending the Tripartite Event on African Agroecological Entrepreneurship, the Harare Seed and Food Festival, and the 5th Biennial Food System Celebration held in Harare, Zimbabwe from 11th to 14th September 2024, under the theme ‘Celebrating Our Healthy African Food Heritage’, hereby make this ‘Harare Declaration of Commitment and Call to Action’ for advancing agroecology and agroecological entrepreneurship in Africa.
WE THANK the Government and People of Zimbabwe for the warm welcome and support we have received during this event. We also appreciate PELUM Zimbabwe, AFSA, and their partners for making this event possible, and urge them to continue supporting the development of agroecology and agroecological entrepreneurship in Africa.
WE CELEBRATE the connection with the spirits of our ancestors and commit to sustainably care for our land, ensuring we pass this inheritance to future generations in the same way it was passed to us by those who came before.