by Smita Bhagnar, SEWA On behalf of the small and marginal farmers, we are actively working for the cotton farmers as well as on the issue of sharing water for Narmada canal. Gujarat and Maharashtra share about 80% of total cotton production in India. This year, these farmers are facing serious issue of getting proper […]
by La Via Campesina A United Nations (UN) special session on the rights of peasants and other people working in rural areas was hold in Palais Nations, Geneva from 2-6 February 2015. Member states, UN bodies and peoples’ movement from all over the world participated in the session. La Via Campesina, the initiator from grass-root, […]
In line with the technical assistance support of MTCP2 to participating FOs on their priority concerns, the “Harvesting Experiences on Seeds in Asia and the Pacific: A Learning Exchange Forum” was organized in Quezon City, Philippines last December 5-7, 2014 by strategic partner AsiaDHRRA. Around twenty-fife (25) participants participated from South East Asia, five (5) from South Asia, and […]