South East and East Asia

Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance

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Taiwan Farmers Union

Taïwan

Farmer and Nature Network (FNN)

Cambodge
http://www.fnn.org.kh/

Northern Peasant Federation (NPF)

Thaïlande

Nouminren (Japan Family Farmers Movement)

Japon
http://www.nouminren.ne.jp/en/

Vietnam National Farmers Union (VNFU)

Vietnam
http://vietnamfarmerunion.vn/SitePages/TrangChu.aspx

Borneo Indigenous Peoples Movement (PANGGAU)

Malaisie

Korean Peasant League (KPL)

Corée du sud
http://ijunnong.net/en/

Movimentu Kamponezes Timor Leste (MOKATIL)

Timor Leste

Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP)

Philippines
http://kilusangmagbubukidngpilipinas.com/
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Twitter : kmp_phl

Pagkakaisa para sa Tunay na Repormang Agraryo at Kaunlarang Pangkanayunan (PARAGOS)

Philippines

Assembly of the Poor (AOP)

Thaïlande

Korea Women Peasant Association (KWPA)

Corée du Sud
http://www.kwpa.org/index.php
Facebook

Indonesian Peasant Union (SPI)

Indonésie
http://www.spi.or.id/
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Twitter : spipetani
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South East and East Asia / Our news

Korea: Peasant Movements hold dialogue with European Counterparts on Farmers’ Protests

19 April 2024

European farmer protests persist, drawing global attention. While marking the International Day of Peasant Struggles, Korean farmers held a cross-continental dialogue titled ‘Why are European Farmers Protesting?’ to study the context of this protest that resonates with the lived realities of Korean peasants.

Video | The protracted struggle for land rights and agrarian reform in Indramayu, Indonesia

16 April 2024

In 1979, the state-owned sugar company PG Rajawali II earmarked the land for sugarcane plantations, igniting a prolonged dispute between peasant families and the corporation. Some were forcefully evicted, others reluctantly entered partnerships with the sugar company, while a resilient few refused to yield.

Thailand’s anti-dam struggle, role of peasant women in the fight for dignity and livelihoods | Interview

10 April 2024

“The latest case, the Pong Khunpet Dam, is an example of how even though the dam construction is complete, the people refuse to move out because the government did not provide them with new land. The dam is not working completely, but they opened the water gate a little, which is causing flooding in the community.”

Indonesia: SPI Urges Government to Exclude Agriculture from WTO Discussions

28 February 2024

The importation of 3 million tons of rice in 2024 led to a decrease in rice prices at the local farmer level across various regions. This policy is aligned with WTO principles, prioritizing free trade without considering the welfare of domestic producers.

Korean Peasants: Free trade is over! Stop the WTO ministerial conference destroying agriculture!

27 February 2024

Free trade has already ended. The unequal world order created by free trade has also ended. The WTO ministerial conference, trapped in past glory, should be immediately halted. The Western world is pressuring developing countries to abolish domestic subsidies for agriculture, claiming they distort trade.

Korea: Peasant movements denounce tariff reductions, call for measures to enhance Food Sovereignty

23 February 2024

Data from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reveals that Korea’s grain self-sufficiency rate dipped to 19.3 percent in 2020, marking the first time it fell below the 20-percent threshold. Contrastingly, this rate stood at 30.9 percent in 2000, indicating a significant shift towards grain imports, which now constitute 80 percent of domestic consumption.

South East and East Asia / Publications