European Coordination Via Campesina

20 February - Event: New GMOs, Patents and the Peasants’ Rights to Seeds in Europe

Event Brussels, 21 Jan 2020

ECVC is organising an event to explore how patents on seeds are negatively impacting small and medium seed enterprises and Peasants Rights to seeds: will the European Union take advantage of the lessons learnt? Continue reading

Seeds & GMOs
Not a Day to Celebrate: ECVC condemns the death of a peasant farmer in Ukraine while protesting for his rights

Press release Brussels, 18 Dec 2019

One year after the adoption of the Declaration on the Rights of Peasant, ECVC denounces the death of a farmer in Ukraine, during a protest against the government’s plan to liberalize land. Continue reading

Peasants' rights Ukraine
ANNIVERSARY: One year of existence for the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Others People Working in Rural Areas

Press release Brussels, 17 Dec 2019

It is now one year since - on 17 December 2018 in New York - the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Declaration on the Rights of Peasant and Other People Working in Rural Areas. Continue reading

European Union Peasants' rights

European Coordination
Via Campesina

Rooted on the right to Food Sovereignty, our main objective is the defence of farmers’ and field workers’ rights as well as the promotion of diverse and sustainable family and peasant farming. These principles in turn, demand food and agricultural policies in Europe based on legitimacy, fairness, solidarity and sustainability. More info