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 Kenyan Peasants League and the Embassy.
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 maize, a crop with a lucrative, large, and growing market,…
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 day, Seeds were exchanged and members also discussed the Peasants…
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.
Mission of KPL
To mobilize Kenyan Peasant farmers and consumers to push for agrarian reforms and practice organic farming to ensure food sovereignty and environmental conservation
Vision of KPL
A Kenya where farmers practice family farming, agroecology and organic food production systems and control means of food production for food sovereignty
History
KPL was formed in January 2016 and the formation was motivated by the WTO MC10 meeting that took place in Nairobi in December 2015.