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Chile: Water contamination by pesticides, the impact of agro-export expansion.
The samples showed the presence of diuron and fosetyl-Al above the detection limit in the Putagán-Loncomilla (Maule), Ñiquén (Ñuble) and Changaral (only fosetyl-Al; Ñuble) rivers. These two chemicals have been classified as carcinogenic and highly hazardous in the United States and the European Union.
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La Via Campesina in the Press
Globalising Hope – The courageous journey of La Via Campesina
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.
Publications from the Movement
Special call for solidarity
La Via Campesina calls on the governments of the world, and in particular progressive governments and those of the South, to do everything in their power to end apartheid and Israel’s colonization. The Governments have a responsibility to coordinate their efforts to secure a future for Palestine and the entire Palestinian people, and to ensure that justice is done in the face of Israel’s crimes against humanity.
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Featured Videos
La Via Campesina’s photo exhibition in Paris
Relive the inauguration of our exhibition, open to the public since November 21, right in the heart of the City of Lights, and available until January 13 on the gates of the Saint-Jacques Tower Square. We’re happy and proud 💪 to showcase peasant diversity and the role of peasants in building a just and dignified future for all, through food sovereignty!
Struggles for food sovereignty in the context of global hunger
The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other Rural Workers – Explained!