‘Peasant seed systems prove that innovation is not always digital’, says Paola Laini of La Via Campesina at the UNDFF MidTerm Forum : Via Campesina
Agroecology, Biodiversity and Peasants' Seeds Peasants and farmers, facing the raise of digitalisation, have started a process of internal reflection on how digitalisation is impacting their rights. The digital technologies currently serve to reinforce the power of corporations and aggravate the violation of peasants’ rights as peasants because the current legal and political frameworks are not suitable to orient digital technologies towards social and ecological justice. But the peasant seed systems have proved that innovation is not always digital and thus need to be protected from these technologies.
LVC brings UNDROP as a tool to implement the UNDFF to address the concerns on the main pillars of the global food system, says Zainal Fuat at the UNDFF Forum : Via Campesina
Food Sovereignty Today, October 16, we celebrate the world food day in the situation which is not good. According to the 2024 SOFI report there are 733 million hungry people globally, indicating the failure of the neoliberal food system and the increase in wars and conflicts. As one of the solutions, La Via Campesina brings UNDROP as a tool to implement the UNDFF to address the concerns on the main pillars of the global food system: the means of production, distribution and the model of production.
La Via Campesina to UNDFF Midterm Forum: “We refuse to let this be the decade of the extinction of peasant farmers - systemic transformation must happen now, or never!” : Via Campesina
Food Sovereignty This week, from the 14th to 18th October, La Via Campesina delegates are in Rome participating in the Global Family Farming Forum, an event on the Midway of the United Nations Decade of Family Farming (2019-2028). Morgan Ody, the General Coordinator of La Via Campesina spoke during the opening ceremony about the international peasant movement’s main demands for Food Sovereignty and the urgency for systemic transformation. .
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.
Depth of Field: Films Showcasing Food Systems that Benefit the People and the Land | Canada
These films highlight Canadian farmers and farm workers, focusing on their sustainable farming practices both on and off the land. Featuring topics such as rotational grazing, seed saving, soil health, and social justice, each farmer shares their unique priorities.
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