From 3rd to 5th June at Fabbrica del Vapore in Milan: Three days of conferences, meetings and cultural events concerning Food Sovereignty and Environmental Justice On Wednesday, June 3rd, at the Fabbrica del… Read more →
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Peasants from around the world: views on Expo 2015
(Milan, June 2, 2015) – La Via Campesina, international movement representing 200 million peasants, agricultural workers, indigenous and nomadic people, will be gathering at People’s Expo to bring in the voices… Read more →
World’s Farmers Speak on EXPO 2015
PRESS CONFERENCE WORLD’S FARMERS SPEAK ON EXPO 2015 JUNE 3rd 2015 TIME 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Terra Room of Expo dei popoli. (Fabbrica del Vapore, Via Giulio Procaccini, 4,… Read more →
Invitation to Press Conference: World´s Farmers Speak on Expo 2015
June 3rd 2015, from 1:30 to 2:30 pm Terra Room of Expo dei popoli. (Fabbrica del Vapore, Via Giulio Procaccini, 4, Milano) The international farmers movement La Via Campesina… Read more →
Global Justice Movements Converge on Revolutionary Ground
Salena Tramel Collective adrenaline ran high as the World Social Forum opened on March 24 in Tunis. It had not yet been five years since a peaceful revolution brought a… Read more →
Via Campesina solidarity visit to Douro small wine growers
La Via Campesina visits Douro small wine growers in solidarity with their struggle against exploitation by traders (Download full report) (Porto, Portugal, 25 November 2014) On November 24th, 2014, following… Read more →
Shashe farmers demonstrate practical food sovereignty
(Zimbabwe, Masvingo, Otober 20, 2014) Food sovereignty as a concept is under debate by various actors in the academia, activists and governments. The focus has been on its meaning and… Read more →
ZIMSOFF farmers review the implications of the proposed regional seed laws
(Zimbabwe, Harare, July 18, 2014) ZIMSOFF organized a preparatory meeting on the 2nd of June to discuss the implications of the new regional seed policies, the Common Market for Eastern… Read more →
The government should design a seed policy specific for smallholder farmers, says the ZIMSOFF farmers
(Zimbabwe, Harare, July 21, 2014) on the 3rd of June, ZIMSOFF invited various stakeholders working on seeds in Zimbabwe to learn more and share its concerns about the proposed regional… Read more →
IFAD’S Investments should strengthen family, peasant and indigenous farming as well as public policies for Food Sovereignty
Press Release – La Via Campesina (Rome, 18 February 2014) A large delegation of peasants and farmers from the international farmers’ movement La Via Campesina has met in Rome at… Read more →