Enhanced capacity of BADC demanded M H Munir, B I Chowdhury, Dhaka, April 6th 2014 Farmer leaders in Bangladesh urged the government not to let multi-national companies (MNCs) undermine the rights of farmers during a seminar entitled “Agriculture and Farmer-Friendly Budget: Public-Private Sector in Seed Management” held at the National Press Club of Bangladesh on April […]
Published on Wednesday, 24 December 2014 15:30 A delegation from the Latin American Coordination of Rural Organisations (CLOC) and the Via Campesina International participated in the Peoples’ Summit on Climate Change in Lima, which culminated, on December 10th, in a march of 10,000 people through the centre of the city. At the closing ceremony, Diego […]
(By SPI) JAKARTA. Recognition, respect and fulfillment of human rights of farmers to agrarian resources increasingly sidelined. Indonesian Farmers Union (SPI) recorded at least 143 conflict occurs throughout the year 2014, of which 29 agrarian conflicts that come to the surface and into the public spotlight and 114 cases were still raging at the grassroots. […]