Million coordinates the Alliance for Food Sovereignty for Africa (AFSA), a network of networks of major networks in Africa. He is a member of the International Panel of Experts on the Sustainable of Food Systems (IPES-Food). Million is a founder of MELCA – Ethiopia, an indigenous NGO working on issues of agro-ecology, intergenerational learning, advocacy and livelihood improvement of local and indigenous peoples. Million has been working over two decades on the issues of intergenerational learning of bio-cultural diversity, sustainable agriculture, the right of local communities for seed and food sovereignty and forest issues. His main interests now are advocacy for food sovereignty, intergenerational learning, knowledge dialogues, and the use of participatory mapping for social learning, identity building, and the mobilisation of memory for resilience. He has a PhD in environmental learning, an MSc in tourism and conservation, and a BSc in Biology.
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30/12/2025
Ethiopian activist, Million Belay, talks to The Mint about the fight to take back control of Africa’s food. In a world where food is increasingly treated like a financial product—priced,