31 July, New Delhi: Representatives of all prominent farmers’ unions in India, who are also members… Read more →
Free Trade Agreements
Mercosur: when the hypocrisy of the EU seeks to attack the rights of peasants and citizens
Brussels: July 2, 2019 ECVC calls on the EU Parliament and Member States to reject… Read more →
South East and East Asia peasant organisations meet in Sakura, Japan
La Via Campesina South East and East Asia(LVC SEEA) held its annual regional meeting in… Read more →
European peasant movements present a 15 point demand ahead of the EU elections
Brussels, 15 May 2019 – In the wake of all the crises that have beset… Read more →
India: Farmers present an eighteen point demand to all political parties
All India Coordination Committee of Farmers’ Movement comprising all the major farmers unions in India… Read more →
India: Peasant Movements to scrutinise and expose the dangers of RCEP Trade Agreement
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is a free trade partnership, which will open India’s… Read more →
RCEP: Indian peasant movements and allies warn against obligations on patenting seeds, plant varieties
Farmers groups and agricultural researchers in India have sent a letter today to the Prime Minister, with a copy to the relevant trade negotiators of India, urging the government not to accept any damaging intellectual property rights (IPR) provisions in the RCEP that will impact farmers’ seed freedoms and their access to planting materials.
European peasants mobilise against Free Trade Agreements: Belgian-German border
For European small farmers, FTAs like CETA and mechanisms like the ISDS destroy Food Sovereignty.
25/01 : STOP CETA & Co.! Belgian – German border
Trans-European resistance against the CETA trade deal converges once again and takes the stage this 25 January.
Via Campesina, Bali Declaration: World Bank and IMF represent the interests of agribusiness, they should GO!
BALI DECLARATION BY LA VIA CAMPESINA BALI, INDONESIA, 11 OCTOBER 2018 WORLD BANK AND IMF… Read more →