RAMALLAH, West Bank — The Union of Agricultural Work Committees is finalizing preparations for the… Read more →
In the Media
Starved of Justice and Sovereignty, Social Movements Fight for Way Out of Global Food Crisis
By Heather Gies First published by Toward Freedom on September 29, 2017 Tackling problems underlying the… Read more →
Canada: Farmers need more light, less heat, in tax proposal debate
The federal government is proposing changes to the Income Tax Act aimed at collecting revenue… Read more →
Transforming Society as Capitalism Crumbles: Lessons from Brazil’s Peasant Movement
(This article originally appeared in InTheseTimes on 14 September 2017). by Rafael Soriano and Débora Nunes… Read more →
Agroecology is not just about how we work with the land, but also about how we work with each other as people: Peasant youth of La Via Campesina
Earlier this summer La Via Campesina celebrated its VIIth International Conference in Derio, Basque Country,… Read more →
Reclaiming the Food System: Experiences from the Instituto Agroecologico Latinoamericano (IALA), María Cano, Colombia
Industrial agriculture has been one of the key contributors to global warming and consequent climate… Read more →
The many colours of corn
The first thing that hit me was the colour. Different shades of red and yellow… Read more →
Global Peasant Movement Assesses and Responds to a Heated Political Moment
28 July: Four years ago, La Vía Campesina brought its peasant activists from around the… Read more →
African peasants highlight their struggles at La Via Campesina global conference
Derio, Basque Country: “It is amazing to see how linked our struggles are”. With a… Read more →
VII Conference: The global struggle of the local peasant
Free trade agreements scripted by powerful governments and corporations destroy rural areas. Peasants will resist… Read more →
