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Southern and Eastern Africa

Secretariat for the Southern and Eastern Africa Region :

Offices of MVIWATA
P.O. Box 3220 Morogoro
Tel: 023 261 41 84
Fax: 023 261 41 84

Location : Bigwa Area Along old Dar Es Salaam Road off Junction to Matombo

Agrarian Reform for Food Sovereignty Campaign (FSC)

South Africa

East and Southern Africa Small-scale Farmer Forum (ESAFF)

Uganda

Kenyan Peasant League

Kenya

Mtandao wa Vikundi vya Wakulima Tanzania (MVIWATA)

Tanzania

Latest News from Southern and Eastern Africa

South African Land Issue: Southern and Eastern African La Via Campesina Denounces US Sanctions and Calls for Comprehensive Agrarian Reform

27 February 202528 February 2025

DRC Conflict: Southern and Eastern African La Via Campesina Calls for International Solidarity, Flags Attacks on Women and Girls

25 February 202520 March 2025

African Youth Participate in Formation Sessions in South Africa, Ethiopia, and Mauritius

9 January 20259 January 2025

African People’s Counter-COP denounces the COP system and demands climate justice for Global South be at the centre of the climate action

25 October 202425 October 2024

Peasant Youth in Africa Organize Collective Study at Nkrumah School, South Africa

10 October 202411 October 2024

UGANDA: Small-Scale Farmers Collectively Commit to Transformation Towards Peasant Agroecology

9 October 202425 October 2024

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Western and Central Africa

Cadre national des organisations paysannes et de producteurs agricoles de la Guinée Bissau

National Coordinating Organisation of Farmer Associations Gambia (NACOFAG)

Ecumenical association for sustainable agriculture and rural development (ECASARD)

Coordination Nationale des Organisations Paysannes (CNOP)

Latest News from Western and Central Africa Region

African Youth Participate in Formation Sessions in South Africa, Ethiopia, and Mauritius

9 January 20259 January 2025

African People’s Counter-COP denounces the COP system and demands climate justice for Global South be at the centre of the climate action

25 October 202425 October 2024

Peasant Youth in Africa Organize Collective Study at Nkrumah School, South Africa

10 October 202411 October 2024

The Peasant Women of La Via Campesina in Africa are saying NO to the WTO and the FTAs

17 September 202417 September 2024

Republic of Congo: Small-scale Congolese Producers Leading the Agroecological Movement

27 August 202427 August 2024

Inhumane sanctions on Niger lead to an acute shortage of essential items and food: PFPN

24 May 20247 June 2024

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South Asia

Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU)

All Nepal Peasants’ Federation (ANPFA)

Nepal Agricultural Labor Association

Nepal National Fish Farmers Association

Latest News from South Asia

India: On Price Support for Farmers, Mainstream Economic Opinion Shifts from ‘Why’ to ‘How’

22 January 20256 February 2025

India: Peasant Unions carry out nationwide campaign demanding legal guarantee for Minimum Support Price

8 January 202529 January 2025

Pakistan: Landless peasants resisting land grabbing for corporate farming projects under the Green Pakistan Initiative

3 December 202413 February 2025

LVC Asia Women: United in solidarity to learn about shared struggles against capitalism, neoliberalism, patriarchy, and colonialism

21 November 202421 February 2025

Pakistan: Peasant Unions mobilize for better prices and to denounce corporate farming

11 October 202425 October 2024

Food Sovereignty as a Constitutional Right in Nepal – Evolution and Challenges

23 August 202426 August 2024

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East and South East Asia

Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance (AFSA)

Taiwan Farmers Union (TFU)

Farmer and Nature Network (FNN)

Northern Peasant Federation (NPF)

Latest News from East and South East Asia

South Korea: 123 Days of Martial Law End with the President’s Removal—A Victory for the People

8 April 20258 April 2025

Japan: Peasant Movements and Consumer Groups Plan Tractor Rally on March 30 to Highlight the Agrarian Crisis

30 March 20254 April 2025

South Korea: La Via Campesina is in solidarity with peasant movements in their struggle to build a new society

26 March 20254 April 2025

Japan: Nouminren Protests Reopening of Nuclear Power Plants, Pledges to Protect Territories

13 February 202528 February 2025

South Korea: Declining Food Self-Sufficiency Rates Linked to Loss of Farmland

3 February 202513 February 2025

South Korea: Peasant Unions and Urban Youth Unite to Overcome Police Barriers in ‘Victory at Namtaeryeong’

23 December 202431 January 2025

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Europe

Association of Croatian Family Farms – Udruga obiteljskih poljoprivrednih gospodarstava Hrvatske

Boerenforum

Farmer´s Union of Kastoria

Land worker’s alliance

Latest News from Europe

La Vía Campesina stands in solidarity with Via Campagnola and the Confédération Paysanne after the assassination of peasant Pierre Alessandri

21 March 202528 March 2025

ECVC Women’s Articulation send open letter to Hansen on position of women in the Vision for Agriculture and Food

12 March 202520 March 2025

France: The Confédération Paysanne and FADEAR continue to advocate for women Peasants’ Rights

7 March 202520 March 2025

ECVC Conference of Farmers and Researchers: Day One Highlights Market Regulation, Access to Land, Fair Prices, and Generational Renewal

4 March 20256 March 2025

Europe: Poland’s latest proposal on GMOs/NGTs ignores farmers’ rights

24 February 202524 February 2025

‘New GMO’ Deregulation: Europe’s Small-Scale Farmers and Breeders Warn of Corporate Control and Socio-Economic Risks

14 February 202517 February 2025

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North America

Líderes Campesinas

Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund (FSC)

Family Farm Defenders (FFD)

Farmworkers Association of Florida – Asociación Campesina de Florida (FWAF)

Latest News from North America Region

Supply Management is a solid anchor in the tariff storm: National Farmers’ Union, Canada

11 March 202521 March 2025

Canada: Bunge-Viterra merger approval highlights myth of competition and need for effective regulation, says NFU

24 January 202518 February 2025

Canada: NFU Joins Allies in the Global Day of Action against the WTO and Free Trade Agreements

11 September 202412 September 2024

10 September | Day of Action Against the WTO and FTAs: Statement of Organizations in Canada and the US

10 September 202410 September 2024

Parity Pricing, Supply Management and Fair Income for Family Farms: A note from the United States

29 August 202411 September 2024

Depth of Field: Films Showcasing Food Systems that Benefit the People and the Land | Canada

26 August 202428 August 2024

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Central America

Frente Campesino de Azuero (FRECA)

Frente Coclesano contra Embalses y Minería (FCCM)

Frente Santeño contra la Minería (FRESACOMI)

Consejo Indígena Lenca Ambiental de Honduras (CILAH)

Latest News from Central America

Honduras: Without us, there is no present or future. Without us, there is no democracy!

10 March 202521 March 2025

Podcast: Peasant Agroecology Cools Down the Planet

21 August 202421 August 2024

CLOC: VI Continental School of Women Extends Solidarity to the Haitian People

7 June 202420 June 2024

Latin America: CLOC Via Campesina issues solidarity to Cuba

24 March 20246 June 2024

III Regional Assembly Declaration: Latin America and the Caribbean People’s Alliance for Food Sovereignty

19 March 202424 July 2024

Honduras: Women reaffirm their demands for a fairer and more egalitarian society

18 March 202429 April 2024

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South America

Frente Campesino Victoriano Lorenzo (FCVL)

Confederación Nacional Agraria (CNA)

Confederación Campesina del Perú (CCP)

Organización de Lucha por la Tierra (OLT)

Latest News from the Region

Climate Crisis: A System on the Brink

28 March 20253 April 2025

Guatemala: Indigenous women mobilized for their right to a full life and for their right to land and territory

20 March 202521 March 2025

Brazil: Peasant Women Highlight Health Impacts of Pesticides and Demand Public Policies for Diversified, Local Production

19 March 202519 March 2025

Colombia: Only 26% of rural women own the land they work

19 March 202519 March 2025

Peru: Indigenous organizations demand the government to reject the “Gag Law” (APCI) for violating Indigenous Peoples’ Rights

18 March 202518 March 2025

Argentina : “Without land and water in our hands, hunger advances”

15 March 202526 March 2025

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Arab and North Africa (ArNA)

UAWC : On the Occasion of Palestine Land Day

On March 30, 1976, Israeli forces massacred six Palestinian protesters during mass demonstrations against the Israeli occupation’s theft of thousands of dunums of Palestinian land in the Galilee.

Coalition of Al Jazeera and Al Manaqil Farmers (CAJF)

Sudan

Syndicat des Agriculteurs Mauritaniens (SAM)

Mauritania

Egyptian Association For Collective Rights

Egypt

Latest News from the Arab and North Africa Region

UAWC : On the Occasion of Palestine Land Day

30 March 20258 April 2025

Morocco: The National Federation of the Agricultural Sector commemorates the glorious Palestinian Land Day

29 March 20254 April 2025

UAWC Palestine : at least 23 children in northern Gaza Strip have been killed by malnutrition and dehydration in recent weeks.

27 March 20254 April 2025

The ARNA Region’s statement draws attention to the impact of wars, conflicts, and patriarchy on peasant women

14 March 202525 March 2025

La Via Campesina Delegation Visited Palestine in December 2024: Notes from their Daily Diaries [Part – 6]

12 March 202524 March 2025

La Via Campesina Delegation Visited Palestine in December 2024: Notes from their Daily Diaries [Part – 5]

28 February 20254 March 2025

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The Caribbean

Federación de Productores y Productoras del Bosque Seco del Suroeste (FEPROBOSUR)

Federación de Caficultores del Sur (FEDECARES)

Confederación de Organizaciones Campesinas y Barriales del Sur (El Retoño)

Asociación Central de Agricultores “Luz y Esperanza de Nagua” (ACALEN)

Latest News from the Caribbean Region

Dominican Republic: “Persist, resist, transform for Women’s Rights”

17 March 202518 March 2025

Haiti: Women call against domination, discrimination and violence

16 March 202518 March 2025

Haiti: Devastating floods leave a tragic toll on lives and livelihoods

20 December 202417 January 2025

Urgent Reassessment of US and UN Involvement in Haiti’s Crisis Needed: An Open Letter

4 October 20244 October 2024

Dominican Republic: XIII Peralta Verde 2024 Youth Camp echoes calls to defend peasants’ rights

28 August 202428 August 2024

Haiti: The struggle for Food Sovereignty amid political and systemic turmoil

22 August 202423 August 2024

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