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Building Peasant Internationalism: La Via Campesina in Cotonou

Fri, 08/14/2026 - 09:12

From 4 to 8 August 2026, La Via Campesina was present in Cotonou, Benin, responding to the mobilisation of its members and allies in Africa and joining the activities surrounding the arrival of the West African Caravan.

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Colombia Earthquake: CLOC South America expresses its solidarity with the Colombian people

Thu, 08/13/2026 - 03:25

From CLOC La Via Campesina South America, we call on social organisations, popular movements, trade unions, youth and all peoples to strengthen international solidarity and remain vigilant in the face of the consequences of this catastrophe.

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Australia: The Agroecology & Food Sovereignty Alliance (AFSA) Calls for Appropriate Regulation in Tasmania’s New Horticulture Standards

Wed, 08/12/2026 - 23:58

AFSA remains firm that regulations must be truly scale-appropriate to ensure the survival of small-scale, agroecological and regenerative farming businesses.

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France: Confédération Paysanne Puts Forth 22 Demands to Address the Climate Crises

Wed, 08/12/2026 - 23:45

The strength of our agriculture lies in its diversity, complementarity and solidarity, as we demonstrated during health crises or the most intense periods of fires.

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La Via Campesina – 2025 Annual Report

Wed, 08/12/2026 - 04:05

Faced with enormous challenges, the experience of 2025 demonstrates our resilience and our ability to unite diverse struggles towards a common goal: unity in diversity, internationalist solidarity.

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Under the Mango Tree: Youth Solidarity and the Seeds of Peasant Agroecology in Kenya

Mon, 08/10/2026 - 22:39

In western Kenya, youth organising through Farm Labour Solidarity Building is reshaping how communities value agriculture, collective work and indigenous knowledge.

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Until Always, Javier and Esther

Mon, 08/10/2026 - 05:40

Amidst the profound sadness of Javier and Esther's loss, we believe that their example and legacy will continue to beat strongly throughout the peasant movement for food sovereignty.

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The UN Working Group on the Rights of Peasants (UNDROP) will soon present its reports on land and seeds in Geneva

Sun, 08/09/2026 - 23:26

Since 2018, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants (UNDROP) has provided an unprecedented framework to protect their collective rights, seeds, lands, and knowledge.

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Ceuta: Another Painful Chapter in the Suffering of Migrants

Sun, 08/09/2026 - 21:46

Closing borders and resorting to security measures involving beatings and assaults is the only option European governments have in response to the right to migrate.

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Benin: La Via Campesina Joins the Celebration Welcoming the West African Caravan

Thu, 08/06/2026 - 23:17

The Global Convergence of Struggle for Land and Water in West Africa and La Via Campesina are jointly demanding food sovereignty, agrarian reform, peasant seeds, peasant feminism and peasant rights.

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2026 | July News Wrap: Updates from LVC Members Worldwide

Thu, 08/06/2026 - 23:12

In a world marked by wars, blockades, displacement, and systems of domination that threaten life and territories - peasant struggles reveal the deep connections between the crises faced by peoples across continents.

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Podcast: 2026 Quarterly Newswrap | April– June Edition

Thu, 08/06/2026 - 02:27

La Via Campesina’s Quarterly Podcast returns for its second edition of 2026, looking back on April–June, from the memory of Eldorado do Carajás to renewed resistance across continents.

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CLOC Mesoamerican Encounter Highlights Popular Peasant Feminism and Calls Against Fascist Policies

Thu, 08/06/2026 - 00:03

In its collective declaration, the Mesoamerican Women’s Articulation of CLOC-LVC denounced what it described as fascist policies expanding across the region.

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This is how Cuba is turning UNDROP into concrete public policies

Tue, 08/04/2026 - 22:26

Cuba's various public policies formally recognize peasants as a distinct social group, thereby preserving their social identity in all spheres of life.

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Pesticides kill: join us against Syngenta on October 3rd

Sat, 08/01/2026 - 12:49

October will witness a massive global demonstration to denounce the damage caused by the agrochemical industry and to end the impunity enjoyed by the multinationals that are poisoning us.

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Indonesia: SPI inaugurates Coffee Plantation Cooperative, Reinforcing the Agrarian Reform Struggle

Fri, 07/31/2026 - 01:47

The plantation was established on land won through peasant struggles, and the cooperative forms part of SPI’s strategy to strengthen peasants’ economic institutions.

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Brazil: The collective role of arts and culture in the fight of the MST

Thu, 07/30/2026 - 00:44

“We need to connect this production, this creative action of the people, to a society project where we overcome the exploitative relationships faced by the working class."

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UK: The Landworkers’ Alliance Responds to Farming Roadmap 2050

Wed, 07/29/2026 - 00:05

The Roadmap finally recognises food systems as a critical national infrastructure. The government must now focus on market regulation and supply chain intervention, says LWA.

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Honduran peasant organizations denounce the decree that legalizes land dispossession

Tue, 07/28/2026 - 03:33

Honduran peasant organizations demand the immediate repeal of Decree 107-2026, the suspension of Circular 009-2026, and an end to the evictions of peasant and Indigenous communities.

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Dominican Republic: July 25 Is a Day of Struggle and Resistance

Sun, 07/26/2026 - 23:40

"July 25, the International Day of Afro-Latin American, Afro-Caribbean, and Diaspora Women, is a day of struggle and resistance"

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