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The Rights of the Peasants approved by the United Nations General Assembly!
With 119 votes in favour

Power to the Youth! New graduates in Somaliland thanks to ISTVS’ quality education
20 new graduates in Sheikh

Land-use changes threatening pastoralism in East Africa
A new policy brief by CELEP on sustainable pastoralism

In memory of Khalif
We pay tribute to a dear friend and colleague who passed away on Sunday 8th April

Increasing conflicts between herders and farmers in Nigeria
A report by the International Crisis Group

An appetite for feminism
No root causes of food insecurity and malnutrition will be resolved if gender inequality persists

Rural and landless people: can a UN declaration protect them?
Shivani Chaundhry calls for a more extensive UN declaration

"To arms citizens, we’re being invaded! Stop migration….! "
A letter from Mamadou Cissokho, honorary President of ROPPA

"Public policies for food sovereignty" - a discussion paper
The role of public policies for agricultural and food systems

Pastoralists facing realities in southern Kenya: Grace’s story and vision
What should they do to survive?

The development that threatens the pastoralists: the SAGCOT case in Tanzania
Human rights violations in Africa

Eva Daudi: the key role of women in agriculture and agroecology
"We secure food for all the world" says the Tanzanian farmer

Nettie Wiebe (LVC): choosing agroecology at the time of the Round Up
Organic farming in Canada

Women's empowerment and agriculture: an interview with Hilal Elver
A talk about agroecology

Scuola della Terra in Sardinia: a review on food sovereignty
From September to November, four events on food sovereignty

VIIth International Conference of La Via Campesina
From the 16th to the 24th of July, at the Basque Country

Market at Km zero: who’s who in the Somali livestock market?
An analysis of a very complex system, based on trust

UN Oceans Conference: the statement from the global fisher movements
The conference opens today

The time is ripe for the recognition and protection of peasants' rights
A joint statement on the UN declaration on Peasants' Rights