EU-Mercosur Trade Deal: Europe's Peasant Unions Accuse the European Commission of Ignoring Their Concerns
“As European farmers, we don’t want to compete with farmers from Mercosur. Our job is not to be in global competition but to produce healthy food for Europeans,” said Morgan Ody, a peasant farmer from Brittany, France, and the General Coordinator of La Via Campesina, in response to the decision to sign the deal.
Ending free trade agreements: CJEU ruling on EU-Morocco deal shows the way : Via Campesina
Peasants' Rights ECVC welcomes the decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), dated 4 October 2024, concerning the free trade agreement between the EU and Morocco. This verdict once again underlines the harmful impacts of free trade for agricultural and fisheries products, particularly on the peasant economy and people living in rural areas. However, while ECVC is satisfied with the CJEU decision, current measures available to enforce it are not up to the challenge.
Pakistan: Peasant Unions mobilize for better prices and to denounce corporate farming
Organized by the Pakistan Kissan Rabita Committee (PKRC), the conference served as a platform for small-scale farmers, peasants and agricultural workers to demand a fair Minimum Support Price (MSP) and to protest the country’s growing shift towards corporate farming.
UGANDA: Small-Scale Farmers Collectively Commit to Transformation Towards Peasant Agroecology
At the 6th Annual National Organic Week convened by the Eastern and Southern Africa Small-Scale Farmers’ Forum (ESAFF), participants praised the National Organic Agriculture Policy (NOAP) and further appreciated the efforts towards the development of the National Agroecology Strategy (NAS).
EU to Elaborate Common Agricultural Policy Reform: ‘Prioritize Food Sovereignty,’ says ECVC
“The regulation of Common Market Organisation (CMO) must be the central issue in the upcoming reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). The only way the CAP will be able to meet its numerous objectives is by ensuring markets function fairly and making sure all peasant-farmers can earn a decent income through fair prices”, says ECVC – the European Coordination Via Campesina.
South Korea: Faced with Climate Crisis, Peasant Women Protest Corporate-Oriented Farming Policies and Food Imports
On August 21st, more than 600 peasant women gathered at the National Assembly in Seoul to voice their concerns to the government about agricultural policies related to climate disasters.
The Peasant Women of La Via Campesina in Africa are saying NO to the WTO and the FTAs
We, the women of La Via Campesina in Africa, gathered here in Lome, Togo; are joining hands with other LVC members, allies and friends of La Via Campesina across the world to raise our voices against WTO and FTAs as they are a threat to human rights, food sovereignty, environmental sustainability and local economies leading to immense inequalities.
Nyéléni Newsletter: A new framework for trade based on food sovereignty : Via Campesina
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Parity Pricing, Supply Management and Fair Income for Family Farms: A note from the US
Setting the goal of parity prices and offering the non-recourse loan is the foundation of a price support and supply management for storable commodities. This should be the obligation of any democratic government.
Haiti: The struggle for Food Sovereignty amid political and systemic turmoil
Since the 1980s, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and institutions like the International Monetary Fund have imposed economic reforms that undermined domestic food production and increased reliance on US food imports.
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