Global Alignment and Relevance

Our mission aligns with Eswatini’s national commitments and global frameworks, ensuring that our work contributes to sustainable development at all levels

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2023-2030, particularly SDG 2 (Zero Hunger), SDG 13 (Climate Action), SDG 15 (Life on Land), and SDG 12 (Sustainable Consumption & Production).

The Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) under the Malabo Declaration, ensuring climate-smart, sustainable, and inclusive agricultural growth across Africa, with a focus on food security, natural resource management, and community resilience.

The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF 2030), promoting ecosystem restoration, agro-ecological transitions, and genetic diversity in food systems.

The UNFCCC Paris Agreement and Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), supporting climate resilience in agriculture and land management.

The African Union’s Agenda 2063 and the Malabo Declaration, advancing sustainable food systems and inclusive rural development.

The United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021-2030), reinforcing our commitment to rehabilitating degraded lands and conserving agro-biodiversity

A Future of Resilient, Thriving Communities.

At PELUM Eswatini, we believe that agriculture is not just about food—it is about people, culture, and the environment. Our mission is to restore dignity, knowledge, and autonomy to smallholder farmers, ensuring they thrive amidst socio-economic and environmental challenges. By championing agro-ecology and regenerative land use practices, we cultivate a future where Eswatini’s communities flourish in harmony with nature.

PELUM Eswatini Core Functions

• Enhancing Livelihoods & Food Sovereignty
  Strengthen the livelihoods of marginalized communities in Eswatini by implementing poverty alleviation programs that integrate local knowledge systems, sustainable development principles, and agroecological approaches. This ensures food security, resilience, and active community participation in shaping sustainable food systems

• Policy Advocacy & Lobbying for Smallholder Farmers
  Develop and institutionalize campaigns, advocacy, and lobbying efforts that influence policies supporting smallholder farmers, ensuring alignment with climate action, sustainable agriculture, and biodiversity conservation goals

• Innovative Agricultural & Rural Development Models
  Engage in the development, testing, and scaling of alternative agricultural and rural development models that prioritize agroecology, nature-based solutions, and community-led innovations, promoting resilient and sustainable landscapes

• Knowledge Sharing & Farmer-Led Innovation
  Facilitate peer learning, documentation, and dissemination of successful farmer experiences and innovations to enhance participatory Ecological Land Use Management (ELUM) and promote wider adoption of sustainable agricultural practicess

• Capacity Building & Skills Development
  Support PELUM Eswatini member organizations in developing training toolkits, manuals, and skills development programs focused on monitoring & evaluation, participatory ELUM, and agroecological transition strategies to improve the impact of sustainable agriculture interventions.

• Strengthening the PELUM Network & Strategic Partnerships
  Enhance the institutional capacity of PELUM Eswatini member organizations, fostering collaboration, resource mobilization, and strategic linkages with regional and global partners to advance the CAADP, SDGs, and Kunming-Montreal Biodiversity Framework goals.

• Conflict Resolution in Land-Use Management
  Promote capacity building in dispute resolution and conflict management related to land-use governance, resource allocation, and sustainable farming systems, ensuring fair and inclusive decision-making processes.

• Empowering Farmers through Seed & Genetic Resource Sovereignty
  Strengthen smallholder farmers' access to diverse, climate-resilient, and locally adapted seeds and planting materials, fostering seed sovereignty, biodiversity conservation, and community-based seed systems in alignment with regional and global biodiversity commitments.