From 24-28 of October, La Via Campesina joined a host of civil society organisations at… Read more →
Transnational Companies and Agribusiness
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 →
ECVC and allies’ public petition against European Commission’s proposal to deregulate new GMOs: Sign Now!
GMOs are a threat to peasant agriculture. All GMOs are covered by patents, reinforcing the control… Read more →
Switzerland: Uniterre warns against Syngenta’s proposal to abandon organic farming
Uniterre, a Swiss member of La Via Campesina, is calling for the promotion of food… Read more →
Lab-grown proteins are a direct threat to food sovereignty: ECVC
Lab-grown proteins are a direct threat to food sovereignty, i.e. the right of all citizens… Read more →
Canada: NFU Renews Call to Investigate Fertilizer Pricing
(Ottawa) — National Farmers Union President Katie Ward reiterated the organization’s call for an investigation… Read more →
Canada: Grocery Prices are Rising and Farmers’ Share Declining, says NFU
Swift Current, SK—Retail food prices are rising. To explain these increases, many commentators point to… Read more →
Binding regulations on business and human rights: Civil Society builds pressure
From 25 to 29 October United Nations member states continued the negotiations to elaborate an… Read more →
More than 280 organizations call upon Public Development Banks to stop funding Agribusiness.
A global summit of public development banks meets tomorrow to discuss agriculture and agribusiness and… Read more →
Food Sovereignty: Resisting Corporate Capture of our Food Systems | Nyéléni Newsletter
This year marks 25 years since the paradigm of food sovereignty was launched at the… Read more →