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In this episode, we listen to members of the A4 organisation. They're talking about their article 'Horizontality, dignity, humanity'. You can read more about the topic covered here in the chapter 5 of Ecology and empowerment : https://f3e.asso.fr/ressource/ecology-and-empowerment/
Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.
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Ecology and Empowerment, a F3E Network podcast. Fostering solidarity among farmers to fight against racism and for dignity. A4.
Hello, my name is Alitzel and I am a member of A4 Association, which stands for Association Hosting Agriculture and Craft Activities. Officially, the association has only been operating for one year. The project came about through collaboration between people who already knew each other in the French department of Seine-Saint-Denis and who were fighting for housing access, to get papers for undocumented workers and for decent jobs as well. And then, they got to know some people who were working in community groups, such as Reprise de Terre, which denounces the current state of small-scale agriculture in France, with land grabbing, urban expansion, agribusiness that dominates everything, and also the fact that most small farmers will soon be retiring. Indeed, in the next 10 years, 50% of them are set to retire. And at the same time, There are people who have recently arrived in France, who have expertise in agriculture and craftsmanship, because they used to work in these fields back in their country. These people face difficulties due to their administrative situation, and the consequence is that the only job opportunities to get are for positions where they are going to be exploited, whether in the cleaning sector, in construction, security or agribusiness. So these people decided to create an association and examine together the current state of the French countryside, to talk to farmers, crafts people, and to see what we can do together, to see if the French countryside can provide solutions.
For me, agriculture underlies human need. My name is Idriss Yousif. I'm Sudanese. I've been in France since August 2016. Among my different experiences, I have grown pineapples. And the truth is that they grow very well. I've also grown peanuts in Lannion, Brittany, and it was the first time that peanuts had been grown in Lannion. What we want is for everyone to have organic vegetables at home and to be able to grow them at home instead of having to go to expensive shops or instead of buying products in shops where you have no idea where and how the vegetables have been produced. During one of our field trips, we met people who were working in agriculture and at the same time in a CADA, a center for asylum seekers and refugees. It started with some workshops in the CADA's garden once a week in order to plant a few things, and in the end, people from the CADA wanted to grow crops from their own countries, so they started to grow vegetables, different kinds of tomatoes, cassava and other things. And then, grew on a property in the south of France which belonged to their friends and where they used to go once a week. They were facing more and more drought. There was less and less water in the river. So farmers were no longer able to grow what they used to. So they started to grow what the people from the CADA were telling them to cultivate. 'Let's try growing this. Plus, we love eating it.' So what happened? It was like a role reversal between those who suggested what to do, who explained what to grow, and how to take care of such a variety.
My name is Sembala. I grew up in an environment where agriculture is everywhere. When I came here, I started to compare things with what I knew in my country, and shared this with some friends when I was in the countryside in Burgundy. It's true that the way we cultivate things here is completely different from how we do it there. I started talking about my experience, what we do and how, and they were mesmerized. They explained to me the way they cultivate here, what they do and how things work and I replied to them that in my country things work in a totally different way.
Read more about A4 and their article Horizontality, dignity, humanity in Ecology and empowerment.
Description
In this episode, we listen to members of the A4 organisation. They're talking about their article 'Horizontality, dignity, humanity'. You can read more about the topic covered here in the chapter 5 of Ecology and empowerment : https://f3e.asso.fr/ressource/ecology-and-empowerment/
Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.
Transcription
Ecology and Empowerment, a F3E Network podcast. Fostering solidarity among farmers to fight against racism and for dignity. A4.
Hello, my name is Alitzel and I am a member of A4 Association, which stands for Association Hosting Agriculture and Craft Activities. Officially, the association has only been operating for one year. The project came about through collaboration between people who already knew each other in the French department of Seine-Saint-Denis and who were fighting for housing access, to get papers for undocumented workers and for decent jobs as well. And then, they got to know some people who were working in community groups, such as Reprise de Terre, which denounces the current state of small-scale agriculture in France, with land grabbing, urban expansion, agribusiness that dominates everything, and also the fact that most small farmers will soon be retiring. Indeed, in the next 10 years, 50% of them are set to retire. And at the same time, There are people who have recently arrived in France, who have expertise in agriculture and craftsmanship, because they used to work in these fields back in their country. These people face difficulties due to their administrative situation, and the consequence is that the only job opportunities to get are for positions where they are going to be exploited, whether in the cleaning sector, in construction, security or agribusiness. So these people decided to create an association and examine together the current state of the French countryside, to talk to farmers, crafts people, and to see what we can do together, to see if the French countryside can provide solutions.
For me, agriculture underlies human need. My name is Idriss Yousif. I'm Sudanese. I've been in France since August 2016. Among my different experiences, I have grown pineapples. And the truth is that they grow very well. I've also grown peanuts in Lannion, Brittany, and it was the first time that peanuts had been grown in Lannion. What we want is for everyone to have organic vegetables at home and to be able to grow them at home instead of having to go to expensive shops or instead of buying products in shops where you have no idea where and how the vegetables have been produced. During one of our field trips, we met people who were working in agriculture and at the same time in a CADA, a center for asylum seekers and refugees. It started with some workshops in the CADA's garden once a week in order to plant a few things, and in the end, people from the CADA wanted to grow crops from their own countries, so they started to grow vegetables, different kinds of tomatoes, cassava and other things. And then, grew on a property in the south of France which belonged to their friends and where they used to go once a week. They were facing more and more drought. There was less and less water in the river. So farmers were no longer able to grow what they used to. So they started to grow what the people from the CADA were telling them to cultivate. 'Let's try growing this. Plus, we love eating it.' So what happened? It was like a role reversal between those who suggested what to do, who explained what to grow, and how to take care of such a variety.
My name is Sembala. I grew up in an environment where agriculture is everywhere. When I came here, I started to compare things with what I knew in my country, and shared this with some friends when I was in the countryside in Burgundy. It's true that the way we cultivate things here is completely different from how we do it there. I started talking about my experience, what we do and how, and they were mesmerized. They explained to me the way they cultivate here, what they do and how things work and I replied to them that in my country things work in a totally different way.
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Description
In this episode, we listen to members of the A4 organisation. They're talking about their article 'Horizontality, dignity, humanity'. You can read more about the topic covered here in the chapter 5 of Ecology and empowerment : https://f3e.asso.fr/ressource/ecology-and-empowerment/
Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.
Transcription
Ecology and Empowerment, a F3E Network podcast. Fostering solidarity among farmers to fight against racism and for dignity. A4.
Hello, my name is Alitzel and I am a member of A4 Association, which stands for Association Hosting Agriculture and Craft Activities. Officially, the association has only been operating for one year. The project came about through collaboration between people who already knew each other in the French department of Seine-Saint-Denis and who were fighting for housing access, to get papers for undocumented workers and for decent jobs as well. And then, they got to know some people who were working in community groups, such as Reprise de Terre, which denounces the current state of small-scale agriculture in France, with land grabbing, urban expansion, agribusiness that dominates everything, and also the fact that most small farmers will soon be retiring. Indeed, in the next 10 years, 50% of them are set to retire. And at the same time, There are people who have recently arrived in France, who have expertise in agriculture and craftsmanship, because they used to work in these fields back in their country. These people face difficulties due to their administrative situation, and the consequence is that the only job opportunities to get are for positions where they are going to be exploited, whether in the cleaning sector, in construction, security or agribusiness. So these people decided to create an association and examine together the current state of the French countryside, to talk to farmers, crafts people, and to see what we can do together, to see if the French countryside can provide solutions.
For me, agriculture underlies human need. My name is Idriss Yousif. I'm Sudanese. I've been in France since August 2016. Among my different experiences, I have grown pineapples. And the truth is that they grow very well. I've also grown peanuts in Lannion, Brittany, and it was the first time that peanuts had been grown in Lannion. What we want is for everyone to have organic vegetables at home and to be able to grow them at home instead of having to go to expensive shops or instead of buying products in shops where you have no idea where and how the vegetables have been produced. During one of our field trips, we met people who were working in agriculture and at the same time in a CADA, a center for asylum seekers and refugees. It started with some workshops in the CADA's garden once a week in order to plant a few things, and in the end, people from the CADA wanted to grow crops from their own countries, so they started to grow vegetables, different kinds of tomatoes, cassava and other things. And then, grew on a property in the south of France which belonged to their friends and where they used to go once a week. They were facing more and more drought. There was less and less water in the river. So farmers were no longer able to grow what they used to. So they started to grow what the people from the CADA were telling them to cultivate. 'Let's try growing this. Plus, we love eating it.' So what happened? It was like a role reversal between those who suggested what to do, who explained what to grow, and how to take care of such a variety.
My name is Sembala. I grew up in an environment where agriculture is everywhere. When I came here, I started to compare things with what I knew in my country, and shared this with some friends when I was in the countryside in Burgundy. It's true that the way we cultivate things here is completely different from how we do it there. I started talking about my experience, what we do and how, and they were mesmerized. They explained to me the way they cultivate here, what they do and how things work and I replied to them that in my country things work in a totally different way.
Read more about A4 and their article Horizontality, dignity, humanity in Ecology and empowerment.
Description
In this episode, we listen to members of the A4 organisation. They're talking about their article 'Horizontality, dignity, humanity'. You can read more about the topic covered here in the chapter 5 of Ecology and empowerment : https://f3e.asso.fr/ressource/ecology-and-empowerment/
Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.
Transcription
Ecology and Empowerment, a F3E Network podcast. Fostering solidarity among farmers to fight against racism and for dignity. A4.
Hello, my name is Alitzel and I am a member of A4 Association, which stands for Association Hosting Agriculture and Craft Activities. Officially, the association has only been operating for one year. The project came about through collaboration between people who already knew each other in the French department of Seine-Saint-Denis and who were fighting for housing access, to get papers for undocumented workers and for decent jobs as well. And then, they got to know some people who were working in community groups, such as Reprise de Terre, which denounces the current state of small-scale agriculture in France, with land grabbing, urban expansion, agribusiness that dominates everything, and also the fact that most small farmers will soon be retiring. Indeed, in the next 10 years, 50% of them are set to retire. And at the same time, There are people who have recently arrived in France, who have expertise in agriculture and craftsmanship, because they used to work in these fields back in their country. These people face difficulties due to their administrative situation, and the consequence is that the only job opportunities to get are for positions where they are going to be exploited, whether in the cleaning sector, in construction, security or agribusiness. So these people decided to create an association and examine together the current state of the French countryside, to talk to farmers, crafts people, and to see what we can do together, to see if the French countryside can provide solutions.
For me, agriculture underlies human need. My name is Idriss Yousif. I'm Sudanese. I've been in France since August 2016. Among my different experiences, I have grown pineapples. And the truth is that they grow very well. I've also grown peanuts in Lannion, Brittany, and it was the first time that peanuts had been grown in Lannion. What we want is for everyone to have organic vegetables at home and to be able to grow them at home instead of having to go to expensive shops or instead of buying products in shops where you have no idea where and how the vegetables have been produced. During one of our field trips, we met people who were working in agriculture and at the same time in a CADA, a center for asylum seekers and refugees. It started with some workshops in the CADA's garden once a week in order to plant a few things, and in the end, people from the CADA wanted to grow crops from their own countries, so they started to grow vegetables, different kinds of tomatoes, cassava and other things. And then, grew on a property in the south of France which belonged to their friends and where they used to go once a week. They were facing more and more drought. There was less and less water in the river. So farmers were no longer able to grow what they used to. So they started to grow what the people from the CADA were telling them to cultivate. 'Let's try growing this. Plus, we love eating it.' So what happened? It was like a role reversal between those who suggested what to do, who explained what to grow, and how to take care of such a variety.
My name is Sembala. I grew up in an environment where agriculture is everywhere. When I came here, I started to compare things with what I knew in my country, and shared this with some friends when I was in the countryside in Burgundy. It's true that the way we cultivate things here is completely different from how we do it there. I started talking about my experience, what we do and how, and they were mesmerized. They explained to me the way they cultivate here, what they do and how things work and I replied to them that in my country things work in a totally different way.
Read more about A4 and their article Horizontality, dignity, humanity in Ecology and empowerment.
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