2. Right to Food & Food Sovereignty Bill Through the concentrated efforts put by National Peasants’ Coalition led by ANPFa, after a long political struggle, series of dialogues with the government and nationwide campaigns made it possible to ensure right to food sovereignty. As a result, Nepal ratified demands of farmers’ for ensuring that every […]
Nepal – On 23 January 217, the government of Nepal formed the National Farmers Commission (NFC), which was made possible by the extensive lobbying and policy intervention of Nepalese Farmers organizations through the support of MTCP2 Program. The commission, which was the major demand of the National Peasants’ Coalition (NPC) for a long time, was […]
Bangladesh – Farmers in Bangladesh used to preserve and reproduce local seeds. However, this is no longer the situation. Farmers have been losing control of the seeds. Nowadays, more than 90% of vegetable and rice seeds are controlled and supplied by private companies. MTCP2 Bangladesh made efforts to regain farmers’ control of seeds by forming […]