Invitation: Information session on the implications of the "Green Revolution" in Africa

Please join us for an important information session webinar on the implications of the "Green Revolution" in Africa: The Hidden Costs of Industrial Farming and SAFCEI’s Call for Reparations, on 14 August 2025 from 11:30 to 12:30 (SAST) via Zoom.

This one-hour session will explore the environmental, social, and ethical harms caused by industrial agriculture in Africa. This model, driven by AGRA (formerly Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa) and heavily funded by the Gates Foundation, has led to widespread harm to smallholder farmers, degraded ecosystems, and weakened local food systems.

Webinar Details:

Date: Thursday, 14 August 2025 Time: 11:30 – 12:30 (SAST)
Platform: Zoom

Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/​meeting/register/​5S9tlDDORLaz2sIv98GUdQA Zoom link will be emailed to you after registration.

Speakers & Topics:

• Francesca de Gasparis, SAFCEI Executive Director: The Role of SAFCEI in Challenging Industrial Farming in Africa.
• Gabriel Manyangadze, SAFCEI Food and Climate Justice Manager: Key Issues of Industrial Agriculture: AGRA and the Gates Foundation.
• Mishkah Moerat, SAFCEI Campaigns Officer: SAFCEI’s Call to Action: Campaign and Open Letter to the Gates Foundation.

A Q&A session will follow, allowing faith leaders and civil-society partners to engage.

We are demanding reparations for social and ecological damage and a realignment of funding priorities toward truly sustainable, agroecological farming models with this open letter.

Since 2021, we have been campaigning to get the Gates Foundation to stop funding industrial agriculture in Africa, but there has been no meaningful response. The harms caused to soil, farmers, and ecosystems persist—and so does our commitment.

So far, over 300 African faith leaders have signed. We aim to reach over 600. Please add your voice and share widely within your faith communities and networks. Every signature matters.

We look forward to your participation.