La Via Campesina : International Peasant Movement

It is time to change the unfair rules of international trade in order to protect the right to food for all. It is time to move toward food sovereignty.

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In the midst of an acute political crisis, the Peruvian government, instead of listening to the demands of the people, has responded with militarization, persecution, and death.

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State and federal policies have led Puerto Rico to produce only 10–15% of the food it consumes, making it almost entirely dependent on maritime imports from the United States for its supply. This dependence makes Puerto Rico particularly vulnerable to climate change and international crises.

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La Via Campesina expresses its deep solidarity with the courageous people of Ecuador, who are facing a serious escalation of repression, criminalization, and systematic human rights violations.

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The city of Gabès has been experiencing a heroic struggle for several days, where its people have risen up, united under a clear slogan: “The people want the dismantling of the units”, driven by a legitimate demand and clear program.

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The UN Working Group on Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas and the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food have issued a powerful joint statement calling for “binding accountability for agribusiness to safeguard peasants’ rights and global food security.

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Three-day Agroecological Workshop for Women Peasants in Kuntaveshi, Mandan Municipality-7, Kavre District.

The post Rural Women, Food Sovereignty, and Peace: Three-Day Agroecology Workshop Strengthens Women’s Leadership in Nepal appeared first on La Via Campesina - EN.

Here is the 3rd episode of the 4th season of La Vía Campesina's Global Newswrap podcast! Here we report on the activities and struggles of our member organizations around the world.

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As a ceasefire announced earlier is presented as part of what is being called the “Trump plan,” we offer a very cautious and conditional welcome. Our welcome is humanitarian and temporary: any pause in the killing is welcomed for the lives it may save.

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We receive this International Day of Action with the news of a ceasefire in Gaza, which gives us hope for an end to the genocidal actions against the Palestinian people. However, from La Via Campesina, we call for caution and constant vigilance.

The post #16Oct25: Enough with Hunger! Food Sovereignty Guarantees Systemic Transformation! appeared first on La Via Campesina - EN.

ECVC calls on the European Parliament to not allow itself to be treated as a powerless spectator in the face of the European Council and the European Commission’s actions against democracy, self-determination of peoples and food sovereignty, and thus to not ratify this agreement.

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Drawing from her experiences of coordinating the Sashe Agroecology School, she stresses the importance of traditional knowledge-sharing in peasant-led schools, particularly for women with limited access to formal education.

The post “Why agroecology? Because much of the land is no longer suitable for growing food.” ~ Interview with Elizabeth Mpofu appeared first on La Via Campesina - EN.

La Vía Campesina affirms that the Global Sumud Flotilla, the Freedom Flotilla, and the Thousand Madeleine Flotilla are historic acts of global conscience. They embody peoples’ right to life and dignity and stand as a collective challenge to the logic of starvation and siege.

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A flotilla from the Thousand Madleens to Gaza movement is scheduled to set sail on September 27. Around ten ships and 70 people, including environmental activists, will attempt to break the blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip by Israel.

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After a week of the National Strike in Ecuador in response to economic adjustment measures, La Vía Campesina joins the voice of struggle and demands an end to the repression, the criminalization, and the extractive projects that threaten the lives of people and nature.

The post La Vía Campesina denounces criminalization and brutal repression against Indigenous Peoples, Peasants, and Social Sectors in Ecuador appeared first on La Via Campesina - EN.

Within the framework of the Global Forum on Policy Solutions for Family Farming, held on September 24 and 25, La Via Campesina delegates called for the urgent need to transform global policies, denounced systemic exploitation, the criminalization of peasantry, and the lack of real government support.

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The CLOC-LVC women articulation is organising the VII Continental Women’s Assembly in which over 150 women from all countries of the continent will attend, ensuring representative, diverse and politically active participation. The assembly is a concrete commitment to gender justice and to strengthen the collective voice of rural women.

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“Women Peasants are Women: Portraying Violence Against Rural Women in Southern and Eastern Africa, Volume II” is a powerful testimony driven report on the multiple and intersecting forms of violence faced by peasant women, their struggles and successes.

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