FIARA

In February, Senegal will host the 8th World Social Forum 2011 in Dakar will include nearly 200,000 delegates.

In this perspective, various African social movements gathered in a platform called the Farmers Pan African (Pan African Forum Famers (PAFFO)), intend to contribute positively and actively to the development of alternatives to common economic systems, political and environmental issues.

It will, for farmer organizations and agricultural African mobilize around a common unifying project is to promote food sovereignty for an "Africa Nourishing." Indeed, the local committee of the African Social Forum Council wished The next edition of the FIARA be held in conjunction with the World Social Forum (WSF), which the organizers, namely the NCRC and ASPRODEB accepted with pleasure.

In agreement with the coordinator of the WSF in Dakar, the FIARA chose to hold its twelfth edition of 2 to 13 February 2011, which is part of a dynamic capacity of integration of African peoples through commercial carriers and exchanges and debates on major issues that challenge the Peasant Movement.

For the first time, Africa will host FIARA peasant farming that it provides spaces for lectures and discussions on food sovereignty but also opportunities for institutional marketing, display products and materials, promotion of culture and culinary arts of Africa.

When is FIARA?

The next dates haven't been confirmed. The last edition we have on record was 15 Jan 2012.

Where is it held?

The 2011 edition was at CICES (Centre international du Commerce extérieur du Sénégal), Dakar, Senegal. The organiser hasn't confirmed the venue for this edition yet.