Restore Democracy! End Elite Rule! We, the grassroots communities, peoples’ organizations, civil society organizations, scholar-activists,… Read more →
Canada: Farmland Inequality on the Prairies
On the Canadian Prairies, small and medium-sized family farms are often portrayed as the primary… Read more →
“Respect peasants’ rights, COVID 19 has made peasant agroecology an urgent necessity” La Via Campesina at CFS47
On 10 February, representatives of La Via Campesina spoke at a high-level special event of… Read more →
How Senegalese Farmers Become Landless: The Feast/Tong-Tong Review
“The Sea can no longer bear the pressure on its resources. There is overfishing here… Read more →
Indian Farmers’ movement grows from strength to strength. Here for the long haul, say protesters.
Highlights: 1. India’s Farmers’ Movement has gathered steam since 26th January tractor parade, with at… Read more →
Kenyan debt unsustainable and has reached a crisis level – says Kenyan Peasants League
The Kenyan Social movements under the banner of the Kenya Debt Abolition Network[1] (KDAN) in… Read more →
ECVC stands in solidarity with member Çiftçi-Sen in their struggle to unionise farmers’ rights
Press release (Available in PDF in: ENGLISH or TURKISH) Brussels, 5 Feb 2021 ECVC stands in solidarity with Çiftçi-Sen,… Read more →
Farm to Fork Strategy: Key Messages from ECVC
Brussels, 5 Feb 2021 European Coordination Via Campesina (ECVC), representing small and medium farmers committed to… Read more →
Indonesia: The ‘job creation law’ threatens food sovereignty, hinders agrarian reform, says SPI
JAKARTA. The Job Creation Law recently passed by the House of Representatives (DPR) threatens peasants… Read more →
Peasant Perspective on the Common Agricultural Policy: ECVC
The Common Agricultural Policy is the European Union’s instrument for managing agriculture. It was created… Read more →
Srilankan government has earmarked 800,000 acres of farm and grazing land for corporations: MONLAR
The government had not introduced mechanisms to ensure a stable and adequate food supply although… Read more →
Victories in the fight against the deregulation of GMOs in Italy and France
Brussels, the 20th of January 2021 On Wednesday 13 January, there was a major mobilisation… Read more →
Countries who bear little responsibility for the climate crisis suffer the most
In November 2020, two catastrophic hurricanes struck Central America and left behind lost lives, lost… Read more →
India’s farmers organise in large numbers on 26 January, allege conspiracy to break the movement.
On 26th January, India’s Republic Day, the country’s farmers organised massive demonstrations in New Delhi,… Read more →
We stood together, and we looked beautiful! #ShineOnIndiaFarmers
On 26 January, in response to a call issued by La Via Campesina, peasants around… Read more →
Peasants of the world unite! This 26th of January, light a candle of solidarity for India’s farmers
For over 50 days now, India’s peasants and workers have been holding massive protests at… Read more →
Replug: Peasants Rights Explained: An illustrated version of the UN Declaration (UNDROP)!
(This post was first published on 17 April 2020 and is reproduced again, as some… Read more →
International Press Conference: Balance of the 2 years of Vale’s crime in Brumadinho – Brazil
The press conference will include the participation of the national coordination of the Movement of People… Read more →
La Via Campesina opposes the inclusion of Cuba in the U.S. list of State Sponsors of Terrorism
STATEMENT: CUBA IS NOT A TERRORIST STATE! (Harare, 15 January 2021) We, La Via Campesina… Read more →
Two years on: the UNDROP must be built into the European Green Deal, the Farm to Fork Strategy and the CAP strategic plans
Two-years after the adoption of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and other people… Read more →
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Our events
New Film : The Feast/Tong-Tong
La Via Campesina and ZINTV present “The Feast”/”Tong-Tong”, a film produced collectively by Anne-Sophie Guillaume,… Read more →
