From Dream to Reality: UN Declaration on Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas
By Afsar Jafri The initiative of La Via Campesina, largest peasant movement on earth...
Read MorePosted by yasmin | Apr 18, 2018 | Asia/World, The Commons
By Afsar Jafri The initiative of La Via Campesina, largest peasant movement on earth...
Read MorePosted by yasmin | Apr 17, 2018 | Asia/World, Statement
La Via Campesina, The International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering,...
Read MorePosted by yasmin | Apr 16, 2018 | Asia/World, Food Sovereignty and Agroecology, Opinion/Analysis, Posters and Infographics, The Commons
Seeds are the lifeblood of agriculture. In the wake of increasing corporate control of seeds— where only 3 companies (Monsanto, DuPont/Pioneer, and Syngenta now control close to 60 percent of the global commercial seed...
Read MorePosted by yasmin | Apr 16, 2018 | Asia/World, Opinion/Analysis
This article is based on a forthcoming publication by Focus on the Global South, “Towards...
Read MorePosted by admin | Apr 14, 2018 | Asia/World, The Commons
Peasants march to commemorate 20 years since the Eldorado dos Carajas massacre. Photo by Shalmali...
Read MorePosted by admin | Apr 14, 2018 | Asia/World, The Commons, Women
States shall take all appropriate measures to eliminate all forms of discrimination against...
Read MorePosted by admin | Apr 13, 2018 | India, The Commons
India – 12th March 2018 will be remembered as red-letter day in the history of farmers’...
Read MorePosted by admin | Apr 12, 2018 | Asia/World, Posters and Infographics, The Commons
“International human rights law lays down obligations which States are bound to respect. By becoming parties to international treaties, States assume obligations and duties under international law to respect, to protect and to...
Read MorePosted by yasmin | Apr 11, 2018 | Asia/World, Opinion/Analysis
From the draft UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and other people working in rural areas...
Read MoreOn April 17th, we will commemorate the International Day of Peasants’ Struggle. On that day,...
Read Moreby Joseph Purugganan Jakarta, Indonesia–Peasants, family farmers, indigenous peoples and...
Read MorePosted by yasmin | Apr 9, 2018 | Asia/World, Opinion/Analysis
By Joseph Purugganan Presentation delivered at the Regional Consultation, Training, and Meeting of...
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