The new transition plan proposed by CARICOM, seemingly endorsed by the Core Group and involving PHTK stakeholders, is unlikely to resolve the crisis. Similar past interventions introduced leadership and policies supposedly to alleviate the crisis but, only made it worse. A solution from its people is already there.
17 April
EU Elections: ECVC calls for fairer prices, market regulations and better working conditions
Europe today has around 9 million farms, down from 15 million in 2003, and the average age of farmers is 57 years old. They struggle to access seeds, land, water and the market. Public policies prioritise market interests and corporate profits over human rights and feeding the population.
Dominican Republic: Peasants denounce evictions in El Seibo and Monte Grande
“We join the struggle of the peasants of El Seibo who were dispossessed by landowners with the support of government officials in that area. We stand with the peasants of Monte Grande, involuntarily evicted from their lands due to the construction of the dam…”
International Day of Peasant Struggles: Build Solidarity! Enough with the genocide, evictions and violence!
17 April 2024 – Today is the International Day of Peasant Struggles. A moment when we, La Via Campesina, commemorate the 28th anniversary of the El Dorado de Carajás Massacre in Brazil and denounce the impunity with which peasant and indigenous people are harassed, attacked and criminalized around the world.
Video | The protracted struggle for land rights and agrarian reform in Indramayu, Indonesia
In 1979, the state-owned sugar company PG Rajawali II earmarked the land for sugarcane plantations, igniting a prolonged dispute between peasant families and the corporation. Some were forcefully evicted, others reluctantly entered partnerships with the sugar company, while a resilient few refused to yield.
17 April: Faced with global crises, we build food sovereignty to ensure a future for humanity!
The struggle for justice and dignity is significant as we celebrate the Day of Peasant Struggle on April 17. On this day, La Via Campesina reaffirms the central elements for a political project to ensure a future for humanity.
The MST’s Red April launches a campaign for “Land, Housing, and Bread”
The National Campaign of Struggles in Defense of Agrarian Reform in 2022 is happening from… Read more →
#17April2021 – Twenty-Five Years of peasants’ struggles in bringing Food Sovereignty to reality
CALL FOR MOBILISATION Harare, March 26, 2021: At the 1996 World Food Summit La Via… Read more →