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Canada: NFU calls for fair and just international trade systems | #10Sept2023
September 10th 2023: Today marks the 20th anniversary of the martyrdom of farmer Lee Kyung Hae during the World Trade Organisation (WTO) ministerial meeting in Cancun, Mexico. Mr. Lee,…
30 YEARS
of LVC
After 30 years, La Via Campesina’s triumph lies in our unshakeable unity and our collective understanding that the battle continues against the neoliberal model, with each of us participating in this common struggle.
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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 disasters worldwide. In 2014, 44-57% of global greenhouse gas emissions were produced by industrial food production; principally from deforestation, transportation of products, their processing and refrigeration (GRAIN, 2014). Numerous food system scholars, including Gliessman, have…
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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International Day of Peasant Struggles
On April 17th La Via Campesina reaffirmed its solidarity and its firm opposition to all violations of human and peasant rights. We continue our struggle against neo-colonialism, patriarchy and capitalism. We are unwaveringly committed to a just transition to peasant agroecology as a fundamental part of achieving climate justice. These are the fundamental principles we promote in our global struggle for 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!