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Southern and Eastern Africa / Our news
Women small-scale farmers demand equitable access to and control over agricultural resources
ESAFF Uganda Women participated in the 5th Women in Agriculture Conference, an annual event that empowers small-scale women in agriculture. Women as primary producers and custodians of our food systems are committed to ensure their contributions are valued and recognised but face numerous challenges.
Kenyan Court Extends Ban on GMOs, Defers Hearing
The High Court has extended the ban on GMOs in Kenya and the hearing deferred to February 2024 for further directions on how to proceed and pronounce final determination of the petitions. Kenyan Peasants League and other petitioners are challenging the lifting of the ban on GMOs in Kenya.
La Via Campesina Stands in solidarity with Kenyan Peasant League in the struggle against GMOs
La Via Campesina stands in solidarity with the Kenyan Peasants League in their legal struggle to continue the ban on GMOs in Kenya. In October 2022 the Kenyan Government lifted the ban on importation and cultivation of GMOs that had been in place for ten years.
New report outlines ‘People’s Route to African Food Sovereignty’
The UNFSS and Dakar 2 Summit sought to initiate a global process of food system transformation, but their approaches have been strongly criticized as undemocratic, opaque and illegitimate.
The legal fight of the Kenyan Peasants League against the lifting of the ban on GMO in Kenya
On October 3rd, 2022, the Kenyan Government lifted the ban on importation and cultivation of genetically modified organisms (GMO) that had been in place for ten years. The Kenyan Peasants League (KPL) reacted immediately and filled a lawsuit against that decision.
Declaration of the 2nd Africa Youth Continental Meeting
We, the 15 African youth representatives of La Via Campesina, meeting in Harare, Zimbabwe call for a new paradigm of continental advocacy with the full participation and support of youth peasant farmers in Africa by international cooperation and by our governments.
Southern and Eastern Africa / Publications
Newsletter on 20th anniversary celebrations of NVIWATA
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The Challenges of The Multiple Crisis for African Small-Scale Farmers
Title: The Challenges of The Multiple Crisis for African Small-Scale Farmers Year: 2010 Language: English… Read more →
Food Sovereignty For Africa: A Challenge At Fingertips
Title: Food Sovereignty for Africa: A Challenge at Fingertips Year: 2008 Edition: La Via Campesina… Read more →