Library material summaryDeclaration of participants of the First Pan-African Convening on the Future of Biodigital Technologies in Food and Agriculture, held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 2–4 October 2025, and co-organized by the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) and African Technology Assessment Platform (AfriTAP) and the ETC Group.
Library material summaryIt seems like every day powerful actors design, develop, and pitch new tools, which they claim can fix the problems created by older tools. In our rapidly changing technological landscape, it’s vital that we develop our own frames and strategies for understanding the implications of technologies so that we can be better informed of how to engage — when to uplift, when to challenge and resist. This booklet is intended not to impose a framework, but to offer food for thought and to spark conversations within our movements.
Library material summaryHow does digitalisation affect a just food system? In this publication, ECVC makes 25 recommendations to ensure that digitalisation in agriculture does not reinforce corporate power or exacerbate existing inequalities.
Library material summaryAre the founding principles of open source transferable to agriculture? (..) We look at two case studies: a management software for farmers developed by – and called – Ekylibre; and a cooperative that provides farmers with machines that can be self-constructed, l’Atelier Paysan. Both structures are studied by retracing their history and form of organization, studying how they enact the principles of open source, and by describing their tools within their economic and political context.
Library material summaryL’Atelier Paysan réalise des Tournées de Recensement d’Innovations Paysannes. Partout en France, nous allons de fermes en fermes recueillir, documenter, chroniquer des adaptations, des astuces, des bonnes pratiques autour de l’outillage, du machinisme et des bâtiments qui constituent l’outil de travail de l’exploitation
