For some time, organizations have been working together for Food Souvereignty in Europe. The initiators of the Call to the Nyeleni Forum are the European Coordination Via Campesina, Friends of the Earth Europe, the European ATTAC Network, the World March of Women, and the Internaitonal Planning Committee for Food Sovereignty.

As well as this many organizations who have already been working on Food Sovereignty in Europe through a network called FoodsovCAP are involved in the Forum.

These organizations launched a Food Declaration last year, which was signed by organizations across Europe.

The basis of the Nyeleni Europe Forum is the Declaration of Nyeleni in 2007.