Free Trade and Peasant Debts
La Via Campesina issues call to mobilise against WTO and Free Trade Agreements
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Capitalism
Global Warming which is caused by human activity is rooted in a social and economic system that has a parasitoid relationship to the Earth upon which we live.
False Solutions
Few would deny that agriculture is especially severely affected by climate change and that the right practices contribute to mitigate it, yet expectations of the new climate agreement diverge sharply
Transnational Companies and Agribusiness
Agribusiness Transnational Corporations (TNCs) Create World Food Crisis; Peasants Seize Back Their Rights
Patriarchy
Many Kenyan women are challenging patriarchal power structures. They question stereotyped roles and want to reduce the gender-related inequality that affects even the private sphere of the family.
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
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.