Over the past five months, the “Stop Gaza Starvation” campaign led by the Union of Agricultural Work Committees has reached 96,975 beneficiaries in the Gaza Strip, despite severe bombardments and challenges. Essential aid delivered includes food parcels, hygiene and sanitary products, mattresses, blankets, and firewood, addressing critical needs amidst gas shortages.
The Confédération Paysanne vehemently denounces the use of starvation as a weapon of genocide in Gaza
15 March 2024
The Confédération Paysanne expresses its dismay at the use of starvation as a tool of genocide against the Palestinian people. For months, Israeli has explicitly advocated the use of food as a weapon of war in Gaza. This has led to the catastrophic situation where the entire population faces severe food insecurity and hunger.
India: Karnataka Farmers Protest Proposed Field Trials of Genetically Modified Maize and Cotton
12 March 2024
The Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha – one of the largest peasant unions in South India – has voiced opposition to the decision of the State Biotechnology Coordination Committee to grant a no-objection certificate (NOC) for conducting field trials of new transgenic cotton and maize varieties.
WEBINAR: Live from Haiti – No more foreign interventions!
12 March 2024
Peasant organization representatives and anti-colonial activists worldwide will bring us up to speed on Haiti’s recent developments, as the nation grapples with a multifaceted crisis. The webinar will delve into the geopolitical implications of potential foreign intervention, examining the significant roles of countries like Kenya, the Dominican Republic, and the United States.
MST women denounce genocide in protest at the Israeli Embassy in Brasília
8 March 2024
This March 8, the MST women denounced the genocidal practice that the State of Israel imposes on the Palestinian people and show solidarity with all the victims of Zionism. 300 Landless Women, held a protest in front of the Embassy of Israel, in Brasília and denounced this perverse policy and demand an immediate ceasefire.
March 8: La Confédération paysanne and FADEAR Call for Action in Support of Women and Peasant Rights
7 March 2024
Confédération paysanne and the FADEAR network call on all their members to support and mobilize for International Women’s Rights Day this Friday, March 8 and make the rights of peasant women visible, particularly through the recognition of their status, the enhancement of their pensions, protective maternity leave, and fair remuneration.
Chile: ANAMURI to hold #8M24 event with indigenous and peasant women who are rebuilding since the deadly fires
7 March 2024
ANAMURI, Lof Relmu Rayen Chod Lafken Indigenous Community and Entre Cerros Environmentalist Group, will host a solidarity event on March 9th at Cerro Achupallas, Viña del Mar, honoring the courage of women affected by tragic fires, paying homage to victims, and supporting affected families.
To celebrate March 8, women from the Landless Workers’ Movement will mobilize across Brazil
6 March 2024
This Wednesday (6) marks the beginning of the National Day of Struggle of Landless Women 2024, which ends on Friday, March 8, the International Women’s Day of Struggle. The MST women will come out in defense of rural and urban workers working for agrarian reform and also call for a continuous mobilization for social justice.
2024 | February Newswrap: Updates from Member Organizations Worldwide
6 March 2024
February was marked by a series of major mobilisations by trade unions and farmers’ movements in Europe and Asia. Members of La Via Campesina were remarkably engaged in these peasant struggles and their presence was forceful, vigorously opposing the WTO, free trade agreements and European policies aimed at destroying our food systems.
Trade Agreement CETA threatens small and medium-scale livestock farms in Italy: ARI
5 March 2024
CETA threatens small and medium-scale livestock farms in Italy; the risks of further economic (and therefore decision-making) reinforcement of a single industrial group on the entire dairy sector; unfair competition among imported products, especially cereals; the impact on Italian products still certified “free from GMOs,” which may be contaminated by seeds and reproductive materials imported from Canada.
Agroecology in the 8th LVC International Conference: Reflections of the agrarian movements in Colombia
1 March 2024
The agroecology is part of the food sovereignty as a principle of the political struggle for the LVC. It is part of the plan of action in the different continents because it is the answer to the peasants’ need to promote their ancient model of production against the agribusiness that has moved forward fiercely, displacing and forcing the peasants, the communities and the indigenous peoples.
Chile: ANAMURI denounces the WTO Ministerial, reiterates the call for an alternative trade framework
1 March 2024
ANAMURI strongly opposes the character of Free Trade Agreements which, following WTO rules, endanger the Food Sovereignty of the world’s peoples, undermining the autonomy and self-sufficiency of national and local economies with adverse effects on the living conditions and wages of all workers, including migrants and especially women who daily struggle for the right to food.
Globalising Hope – The courageous journey of La Via Campesina
1 March 2024
La Via Campesina took shape in a political context where neoliberalism was rapidly expanding across continents, threatening to destabilise and even disappear small-scale agriculture. ‘A Growing Culture’ joined the 8th International Conference of La Via Campesina, held in December 2023 in Bogotá. Here is a report.
In defense of peasants’ rights and popular peasant feminism: Voices from around the world
1 March 2024
In this video, produced by Capire and the Defending Peasants’ Rights Team, peasant women and community organizers from Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas, who attended the 8th International Conference of La Via Campesina in Bogota, articulate the significance of the UN Declaration on Peasants’ Rights.
Farmers’ protests in Europe and the deadend of neoliberalism
1 March 2024
Since the 1980s, various regulations that ensured fair prices for European farmers have been dismantled. The EU put all its faith in free trade agreements, which placed all the world’s farmers in competition with each other, encouraging them to produce at the lowest possible price at the cost of their own incomes and growing debt.
‘Quit WTO Day’: Indian peasant unions agitate against the World Trade Organization
29 February 2024
Reportedly, on the 26th February, farmers staged protests against the World Trade Organization at over 400 district centers across India. They handed over petitions to the officials of the State urging the Indian government to protect domestic support programs and food stockholding programs at the 13th Ministerial Meeting of the WTO in Abu Dhabi.
Global Action against the Use of Starvation as Genocide in Palestine
29 February 2024
The Israeli genocide war has killed over 30,000 people, mostly women and children. The Palestinians in Gaza suffer hunger and risk death by starvation because the entry of humanitarian and food aid, and other supplies necessary for the survival continues to be blocked at Rafah by Israel Occupation forces. We call upon the people of the world to join the GLOBAL DAY OF FASTING on March the 9th in solidarity with the people of Gaza.
WTO is unfit for purpose in an era of multiple crises; It is time for an Alternative: Asian Civil Society
28 February 2024
Members of La Via Campesina in Asia have joined a host of other civil society organizations and social movements to call out the World Trade Organisation (WTO), which is meeting in Abu Dhabi from 26-29 February 2024. The way forward for the South is a path outside of the WTO. An alternative is now more urgent than ever,.
Indonesia: SPI Urges Government to Exclude Agriculture from WTO Discussions
28 February 2024
The importation of 3 million tons of rice in 2024 led to a decrease in rice prices at the local farmer level across various regions. This policy is aligned with WTO principles, prioritizing free trade without considering the welfare of domestic producers.
Europe: ECVC puts forth concrete suggestions to guarantee fair prices to peasant farmers
27 February 2024
In a press release issued on 27th February, the European Coordination Via Campesina demanded an obligation at the EU level to ensure prices paid to farmers cover the costs of production, including a decent income for the work of farmers and agricultural workers and their social security contributions. A new trade framework based on food sovereignty should be implemented.