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La Via Campesina, founded in 1993, is an international movement bringing together millions of peasants, landless workers, indigenous people, pastoralists, fishers, migrant farmworkers, small and medium-size farmers, rural women, and peasant youth from around the world.
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Development Without the Poor: The Footprint of the World Bank and IMF in Thailand
https://viacampesina.org/en/2026/10/development-without-the-poor-the-footprint-of-the-world-bank-and-imf-in-thailand/
Published: October 8, 2026 16:54
From October 12-18, 2026, the World Bank and IMF will hold their Annual Meetings in Thailand. Assembly of the Poor will mobilize to demonstrate that their policy prescriptions have inflicted severe harm on our people from the past to the present, and…
Another Victory at the UN: The Mandate of the Working Group on the Rights of Peasants Has Been Renewed by a Large Majority!
https://viacampesina.org/en/2026/10/another-victory-at-the-un-the-mandate-of-the-working-group-on-the-rights-of-peasants-has-been-renewed-by-a-large-majority/
Published: October 8, 2026 14:40
The renewal of the mandate helps preserve a vital institutional space within the United Nations for the defence and promotion of peasants’ rights.
The post Another Victory at the UN: The Mandate of the Working Group on the Rights of Peasants Has Been…
Towards the massification of agroecology: 3,000 hectares of agroecological rice
https://viacampesina.org/en/2026/10/towards-the-massification-of-agroecology-3000-hectares-of-agroecological-rice/
Published: October 8, 2026 10:08
Land, collective work, and organization are the pillars of an unprecedented cooperative experience: 14,000 tons of pesticide-free rice, reaching thousands of people, purchased by private individuals, the government, and even exported.
The post Towards the…
Commentary: Data Centers Aren’t the Only Threat to Farmland
https://viacampesina.org/en/2026/10/commentary-data-centers-arent-the-only-threat-to-farmland/
Published: October 7, 2026 09:51
Protests against data centers have exploded across the US, with communities revolting against a multitude of proven damaging effects and the devastation of agricultural land.
The post Commentary: Data Centers Aren’t the Only Threat to Farmland appeared…
MST discusses El Niño and points to agroecology as a response to the climate crisis
https://viacampesina.org/en/2026/10/mst-discusses-el-nino-and-points-to-agroecology-as-a-response-to-the-climate-crisis/
Published: October 7, 2026 09:35
MST training on the impacts of El Niño brought together science, agroecology, and grassroots organizing to discuss a scenario of climate extremes, the limits of adaptation policies, and ways to protect food production.
The post MST discusses El Niño and…
2026 | September News Wrap: Updates from LVC Members Worldwide
https://viacampesina.org/en/2026/10/2026-september-news-wrap-updates-from-lvc-members-worldwide/
Published: October 6, 2026 11:38
(Bagnolet, October 6, 2026) September was busy month for our movement!...
The post 2026 | September News Wrap: Updates from LVC Members Worldwide appeared first on La Via Campesina - EN.
Haitian Peasant Women Demand Reparations
https://viacampesina.org/en/2026/10/haitian-peasant-women-demand-reparations/
Published: October 2, 2026 07:40
Islanda Micherline, from CLOC–VĂa Campesina, speaks about reparations, racism, and the food sovereignty of rural women
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Brazil: Rural Conflicts Rise in the First Half of 2026
https://viacampesina.org/en/2026/10/brazil-partial-data-shows-growth-conflicts-in-rural-areas-in-the-first-half-of-the-year/
Published: October 2, 2026 06:12
Partial data of 2026 shows that even with fewer murders, conflicts in rural areas show growth in the first half of the year
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Urgent Action Needed: Governments Must Intervene to Stabilize Rising Food Prices
https://viacampesina.org/en/2026/10/urgent-action-needed-governments-must-intervene-to-stabilize-rising-food-prices/
Published: October 1, 2026 05:00
Faced with this risk of a sharp rise in global hunger, it is essential that national governments and international institutions act early enough to support local food production and stabilize food prices.
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Trade, Capitalism and the Food System – Study Session with Raj Patel
https://viacampesina.org/en/2026/09/trade-capitalism-and-the-food-system-lvc-study-session-with-raj-patel/
Published: September 30, 2026 04:15
This September, as part of the Global Day of Action Against WTO and Free Trade Agreements, La Via Campesina hosted a global webinar featuring a lecture by renowned author, academic, and activist Raj Patel.
The post Trade, Capitalism and the Food System –…