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SADC Parliamentarians chart path to end hunger through new Agrifood Alliance and right to food legislation
Parliamentarians from SADC Member States have concluded a high-level meeting and training toward transforming food systems and eradicating hunger in Southern Africa with strong commitments to legislative reforms, regional cooperation, and rights-based governance of agrifood systems.
Convened from 22–24 July 2025, the inaugural meeting of the SADC Parliamentary Alliance on Agrifood Systems, Food Security and Nutrition, coupled with an intensive Subregional Training on Legislating the Right to Adequate Food, brought together lawmakers from Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
The SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) co-hosted the event with support from the governments of Germany and Spain.