Edition : February 2025
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Call to Anti-Fascist Action on #8M25
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Women have reaped political victories that were long cultivated through
organization and mobilization. The achievement of rights is the result
of the collective effort of the working class. We salute all women who,
in different territories, sustain life, food, care, and social
transformations.
As La Via Campesina, we reaffirm our commitment to Peasant and Popular
Feminism and its campaign Stop Violence, promoting concrete responses to
current crises through food sovereignty and feminist struggle.
At the same time, we call for international solidarity and mobilization
against fascism, in defense of human rights, Food Sovereignty and social
justice. Women continue marching, denouncing violence and environmental
and social crimes, resisting the looting of our resources and the
massacre of our peoples. We continue weaving networks and alliances to
expose patriarchy, capitalism and neoliberalism as a threat to life on
this planet! READ THE CALL TO ACTION [3]
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and to voice our grassroots proposals and demonstrate our agroecological
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Palestine: La Via Campesina Welcomes the Formation of The Hague Group,
Urges Immediate Global Participation
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La Via Campesina welcomes the establishment of The Hague Group by the
governments of Belize, Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Honduras, Malaysia,
Namibia, Senegal, and South Africa. This unprecedented alliance marks a
historic and urgent intervention in the fight against impunity and the
ongoing genocide committed against the Palestinian people. READ MORE [5]
Also Read: A Delegation of Peasant Farmers from La Via Campesina Visited
Palestine in December 2024: Notes from their Daily Diaries are now
available online [6].
DRC Conflict: Southern and Eastern African La Via Campesina Calls for
International Solidarity, Flags Attacks on Women and Girls
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It is impossible to establish a stable society, and thereby their food
sovereignty, in a territory where there is no peace and respect to basic
human rights and dignity. READ MORE [7]
The MERCOSUR-EU trade agreement and its impact on peasant women: Notes
from Brazil
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The scenario, created by free trade treaties, imposes a series of
vulnerabilities and setbacks to important achievements achieved by
women, who in times of labor crisis are the first to be fired from
companies. READ MORE [8]
'New GMO' Deregulation: Europe's Small-Scale Farmers and Breeders Warn
of Corporate Control and Socio-Economic Risks
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The proposed law excludes new GMOs from the existing EU GMO legislation.
In particular, it excludes most of them from being checked for safety,
allowing their deliberate release into nature. READ MORE [9]
Japan: Nouminren Protests Reopening of Nuclear Power Plants, Pledges to
Protect Territories
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The demonstration, organized by Nouminren's Fukushima Prefecture chapter
on December 19, 2024, called on the government and TEPCO to cease
nuclear plant re-openings and provide compensation to affected farmers.
READ MORE [10]
READ ALL FEBRUARY UPDATES [11]
Canada: Bunge-Viterra merger approval highlights myth of competition
and need for effective regulation, says NFU
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When the merger is finalized, ADM, Bunge, Cargill, and Louis-Dreyfus,
will continue to dominate internationally, with Bunge now in first
place. Together these four giants control 70% of the world's grain
trade. READ MORE [12]
Land Rights, Trade Justice, and Generational Renewal Among the Key
Issues Peasant Youth Table at the Oxford Real Farming Conference 2025
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This year, the Land Workers' Alliance (our member in the UK) and a small
group of peasant youth from La Via Campesina participated in various
onsite and online panels. READ MORE [13]
India: On Price Support for Farmers, Mainstream Economic Opinion Shifts
from 'Why' to 'How'
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Researchers argue that in 2022-23 alone, public sector banks wrote off
loans and the government extended tax waivers to corporations amounting
to $38 billion--nearly 1% of India's nominal GDP. In contrast, providing
MSP to India's food producers would cost just a tenth of this amount.
READ MORE [14]
La Via Campesina at the 17th Global Forum for Food and Agriculture in
Berlin
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The GFFA took place amid a global hunger crisis, with 733 million people
facing food insecurity. Farmers worldwide confront dramatic challenges,
including low farm prices that do not cover production costs, limited
access to essential resources, rising inequalities, and the devastating
effects of the climate catastrophe. READ MORE [15]
READ ALL JANUARY UPDATES [16]
FEATURED VIDEO
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In the latest episode of Peasant Alert (Spanish/Portugese), we're joined
by Márcio Santos from MST (Brazil) and Eliana Zafra from CPDH
(Colombia), both also representatives of La Vía Campesina South America.
Together, they analyze the ongoing crises in their respective
territories and emphasize the critical need for international
solidarity. READ THE ARTICLE FOR ENGLISH TRANSCRIPTS. [18]
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