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.
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.
Women whose lives have been toppled by exploitative microfinance debt in Sri Lanka are stepping… Read more →
The government had not introduced mechanisms to ensure a stable and adequate food supply although… Read more →
