What are we doing?
Advocacy
We champion policies that protect the Right to Food and create fair, inclusive food systems. Our advocacy work focuses on:
Consumer Protection – Campaigning against harmful food practices, unsafe products, and deceptive marketing.
Policy Reform – Promoting laws and frameworks that guarantee food security, land rights, and fair wages for farmers and fishers.
Equity in Food Systems – Addressing gender, youth, and community inequalities in access to resources and decision-making.
Climate Action Advocacy – Driving climate-resilient agriculture policies to protect farmers, ecosystems, and communities.
Institutional Meals & Nutrition Standards – Advocating for healthy, sustainable meals in schools, hospitals, and public institutions, ensuring dignity and nutrition for all.
Education & Capacity Building
We empower communities, food producers, and food workers with knowledge and skills that advance food justice. Our approach includes:
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Agroecology & Sustainable Farming Training – Building farmer capacity for resilient, climate-smart, and ethical food production.
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Nutrition & Right to Food Education – Creating awareness on healthy diets, food safety, and the legal and social dimensions of the right to food.
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Food Worker Skills Development – Offering training for food workers on fair labor practices, safe handling, and dignified workplace standards.
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Youth & Grassroots Leadership Workshops – Strengthening the capacity of young people and grassroots organizations to actively transform food systems.
Research and Knowledge Sharing
We generate and share evidence-based insights that inform policy, community action, and sustainable practices. Our research efforts include:
Understanding Food Systems – Mapping how production, markets, and consumption interact to uncover gaps and solutions for equity and resilience.
Advancing Agroecology – Generating evidence on climate-smart farming, soil regeneration, and biodiversity to support sustainable agricultural transitions.
Improving Nutrition through Value Addition – Studying diet quality, food safety, and local processing innovations that enhance nutrition security and rural incomes.
Turning Research into Action – Translating findings into policy briefs, documentaries, toolkits, and community dialogues that inspire real-world change.
Building a Movement
We believe food justice requires collective power. IFJAD works to mobilize communities and networks that drive systemic change by:
Grassroots Organizing – Supporting local farmers, fisherfolk, and women’s groups to amplify their voices.
Youth Engagement – Building a strong youth movement for sustainable food systems and leadership in agroecology.
Food Culture Preservation – Promoting indigenous cuisines, traditional knowledge, and cultural food heritage
Coalition Building – Partnering with civil society, academia, and community organizations for policy influence and collective action.
