Food Sovereignty is the right of people everywhere to produce food locally and sustainably through agroecological methods that respect the climatic, cultural and geographical context of each region. It places us at the heart of food systems, by building on the principles of solidarity, collectivism and social justice
25 Years of Food Sovereignty
Training module N°5 on “The collective rights of peasants in global seed governance” now available
The 5th Training Module on “The collective rights of peasants in the global governance of seeds” is now available! This module is a pedagogical tool that aims to contribute to the understanding of the global struggle for peasant seeds. it is dedicated to the study of the main spaces of governance and international legal tools related to the right to seeds.
Food Sovereignty is the only solution and way forward
October 16th Statement Our fragile world faces an impending global food crisis. The impact of… Read more →
Training module N°4: History of the Domestication and Diversification of Seeds
Our latest training module, “History of the Domestication and Diversification of Seeds”, is now available for download! … Read more →
Peasant agroecology achieves Climate Justice | A digital tool for popular education
In 2021, members of La Via Campesina’s Southern and Eastern African region had launched a… Read more →
La Via Campesina: “Artists for Food Sovereignty” Virtual Gallery
“Food sovereignty is the struggle for land, water, and seeds; it is the struggle for… Read more →
More free trade will not solve the food crisis
From June 13 to 15, the World Trade Organization (WTO) will hold its 12th Ministerial… Read more →
Training module N°3 | Seeds in Peasant and Indigenous Culture
La Via Campesina’s Global Campaign for Peasant Seeds, a Heritage of Peoples in the Service… Read more →
Celebrating 30 years of our struggles: Sharing and reflecting our struggles towards Food Sovereignty in the Southern and Eastern Africa
(Morogoro, May 19, 2022) “In today’s world where corporates are trying more and more to… Read more →
La Via Campesina and the Need for Translocal Peasant Solidarity
In an online essay published by the Cambridge University Press Tomaso Ferrando and Elizabeth Mpofu… Read more →