For more than 30 years, La Via Campesina has advocated for food sovereignty, environmental justice, and peasants’ rights.
17 Movements in South America Fighting for Food and Land Sovereignty
These 17 movements are advocating and fighting for food sovereignty and sustainable land management in South America.
UN Backs Seed Sovereignty in Landmark Peasants’ Rights Declaration
The Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and other People Working in Rural Areas, which was the product of some 17 years of diplomatic work led by the international peasant alliance La Via Campesina, formally extends human rights protections to farmers whose “seed sovereignty” is threatened by government and corporate practices.
