National, Regional and International Solidarity
‘We Need International Solidarity’ to Help All Countries Weather Global Economic Crisis, Says Secretary-General, as Three-Day Conference Convenes at Headquarters
Month: April 2021
Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Area
Many people in the Kenya think it’s a derogatory term referring to people ruled by feudal lords in the middle ages. But it really means a “person of the land or of the country” and in much of the world, family farmers and rural workers continue to embrace the term
Access to Natural Resources
Land, water, forests and livestock as well as marine life are primary sources of income for a good part of the population of developing countries. In many cases, natural resources are considered common goods or are utilized by several users.
Peasant Feminism
A really important part of being women in La Vía Campesina is to identify ourselves and our various struggles” emphasized speakers at the start of the V Women’s Assembly taking place in Basque Country on 17 and 18 July 2017.
Seed and Food Sovereignty
In the face of the crises of Covid-19, climate and inequality, remember that it’s small farmers who feed 80% of the world, not big business.
Agroecology and Climate Justice
For the majority of Africans, around 70%, their ecological, economic and social agenda is tied to agriculture.
Nyakwar Adida
Yesterday, I paid a Courtesy Call to the Venezuelan Embassy in Nairobi where we held talks with the Venezuelan Ambassador to Kenya. We ex必利勁 plored areas of collaboration between the […]
GRAIN
GM waxy maize: The gene-edited Trojan Horse that’s moving through the gates without risk assessments and regulations. It comes as no surprise that Corteva has chosen to gene edit waxy […]
International Day of Peasants Struggle
Yesterday the 17 April 2021, the Kenyan Peasants League joined other members of La Via Campesina globally in marking the International Day of Peasants Struggle by holding events. During the […]
Update from the Secretariat
KPL wrote to the Nairobi City County Assembly Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, and Fisheries over the Proposed Food Crop Regulations, and this morning they have responded by telling us that the Drafters have developed a new version of the Regulations.