(Havana, December 20, 2013) “Agroecology can double food production in entire regions within ten years, while mitigating climate change and alleviating rural poverty.” This is the conclusion of Olivier de… Read more →
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TAKE CUBA OFF THE STATE SPONSORS OF TERRORISM LIST AND END THE BLOCKADE OF CUBA!
This designation makes it much harder for Cuba to make transactions using international banking systems and acquire necessary goods on the international market, such as fuel, food, construction supplies, hygiene products, and medicine. Sign this petition calling to let Cuba live. We will deliver signed petitions to the White House on December 8, 2023.
La Via Campesina demands an end to the blockade against Cuba and denounces the destabilization campaign
(Harare – July 19th, 2021) La Via Campesina expresses its solidarity with the Cuban people and especially with the National Association of Small Farmers (ANAP). We denounce the blockade and… Read more →
La Via Campesina calls for an end to the blockade of Cuba
This unjust, illegal and exclusionary policy directly and daily affects the life, development and well-being of the Cuban population. The tightening of the blockade has caused a deficit in the capacity of electricity generation, affected the transportation and distribution of food, among many other damages.
Latin America: CLOC Via Campesina issues solidarity to Cuba
CLOC-Via Campesina, have learned of the events that took place in Cuba on March 17, regarding the expression of discontent of groups of citizens in the eastern part of the country, in view of the difficulties that the Cuban people are facing today, specifically related to the deficit in the capacity of electricity generation and food distribution.
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 – an international peasant movement made up of 182 organizations in 81 countries with some… Read more →
Rural Youth: training and participation drive
One of the central challenges for the peasant movement is ensuring that the rural youth is able to stay in rural areas and has the knowledge and conditions needed to… Read more →
Via Campesina’s solidarity with Cuba
Next year, the Cuban family farmers, together with the people of Cuba, will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the promulgation and application of Agrarian Reform, based on the principles of… Read more →
2023 | August Newswrap: Highlights from La Via Campesina member organisations around the world
In August, we reactivated the call for our 8th International Conference, scheduled for 1st to 8th December 2023 in Bogota, Colombia. Our theme for the conference, “In the face of global crises, we build Food Sovereignty to ensure a future for humanity”, captures the updates and alerts we present in this edition of the newswrap, which contains news from Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas.
V Youth Assembly of the CLOC-LVC: Declaration
On June 25th 2019 more than 100 men and women youth delegates from 19 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean met in Cuba for the V Youth Assembly of… Read more →