Today, on 16 October, the day of struggle for food sovereignty for our peoples, we, the Movement for Land and Agrarian Reform, stand with the small farmers who feed us every day while fighting the debt and climate crises, while being evicted from their land, denied water and their seeds.
MONLAR
Land grabs in Sri Lanka and the struggles in Udugama and Bibele
Land grabbing across Sri Lanka has exploded — villagers are evicted from their homes and land, as farms and forests are taken for tea, rubber, palm oil and banana plantations, and the development of tourist infrastructure such as all-inclusive hotels for mass tourism, all of which comes with huge environmental impacts.
Srilanka: Women step up protest against exploitative micro-finance firms in rural areas
Women whose lives have been toppled by exploitative microfinance debt in Sri Lanka are stepping… Read more →
Srilankan government has earmarked 800,000 acres of farm and grazing land for corporations: MONLAR
The government had not introduced mechanisms to ensure a stable and adequate food supply although… Read more →