La Via Campesina made history in 1993 with the articulation of a global peasant movement. Since then they have grown to represent over 200 million peasants, small and medium size farmers, landless people, rural women and youth, indigenous people, migrants and agricultural workers from around the world, and have become a leading light in social movements organising for a vision of social and environmental justice. Built on a strong sense of unity, solidarity between these…

La Vía Campesina hizo historia en 1993, con la articulación de un movimiento campesino global. Desde entonces ha crecido para representar a más de 200 millones de campesinxs, agricultorxs pequeñxs y medianxs, personas sin tierra, mujeres y jóvenes rurales, migrantes y trabajadorxs agrícolas de alrededor del mundo, y se ha convertido en una guía para los movimientos sociales que se organizan con una visión de justicia social y ambiental.

Construida con base en un…

Jairo Restrepo en un apasionado educador y activista, conocido en toda Sudamérica por su apoyo pragmático de pequeñxs agricultorxs y sus campañas por los derechos de ellxs frente a poderosos agronegocios. Es único porque aboga por la autonomía y autodeterminación de lxs agricultorxs, pero también enseña una cantidad de tecnologías prácticas y preparaciones para incrementar la fertilidad del suelo y transformar los cultivos. Ofrece herramientas e inspiración para agricultorxs y activistas por igual.

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Jairo Restrepo is a passionate educator and activist, known throughout South America for his practical support of small farmers as well as his campaigns for their rights in the face of powerful agribusiness. He is unique in that he argues for farmers’ autonomy and self-determination but also teaches an array of practical technologies and preparations to increase soil fertility and transform cropping. He offers tools and inspiration for farmers and activists alike.

In this talk,…

In this talk, Adilen Roque, National Coordinator of Peasant-to-Peasant Agroecological Movement of the National Association of Small Farmers (ANAP) of Cuba, will explain the history of the peasant-to-peasant methodology, as well as how this methodology helped to spark an “Agroecological Revolution” in Cuba which today includes more than 100,000 peasant families growing healthy food for their local communities, and has made the country more resilient against the cruel 60-year economic blockade imposed by the United…

En esta charla, Adilen Roque, Coordinadora Nacional del Movimiento Agroecológico Campesino a Campesino de la Asociación Nacional de Pequeños Agricultores (ANAP) de Cuba, explicará la historia de la metodología campesina a campesina, así como cómo esta metodología ayudó. desencadenar una “Revolución Agroecológica” en Cuba que hoy incluye a más de 100.000 familias campesinas que cultivan alimentos saludables para sus comunidades locales y ha hecho que el país sea más resistente al cruel bloqueo económico de…

Seed Guardians from four Latin American countries share their views and experiences regarding traditional seed saving, organic seed production, networking and the challenges with new laws and regulations. The situation may be difficult, but hope is rising!

In the last two decades, the consolidation of agribusiness in Latin America has pushed traditional farming to the fringes of agriculture. Genetic erosion, or the disappearance of traditional seeds, has been a direct effect of this. It is…

Rosibel Ramos y Kenia Baca Merlo cuentan la historia de cómo ellas lograron superar varias formas de desigualdad y violencia de género en las zonas rurales de Nicaragua. Esto sucedió cuando fundaron y ayudaron a administrar la cooperativa agrícola de mujeres, FEM (Fundación entre Mujeres), la que produce café, verduras, miel y vino y flor de jamaica. También administraron su propia escuela comunitaria, grupos de autodefensa e iniciaron con los bancos comunitarios de semillas.

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Rosibel Ramos and Kenia Baca Merlo tell their story of how they overcame multiple forms of gender inequality and violence in rural Nicaragua by founding and helping to run the women’s farming cooperative, FEM (Foundation Between Women), which produces coffee, vegetables, honey, wine and hibiscus as well as running its own schools, self-defence groups and community seed banks.

From Estelí in Northern Nicaragua, the two generations of women share their struggle against multiple forms…