We stand for
peoples' rights to land, water, food, seeds and livelihoods
More than 6000 organizations and 300 millions of small-scale food producers self-organise themselves through the IPC, who facilitates dialogue and debate among actors from civil society, governments and others in the field of Food Security and Nutrition
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We promotea change in the global food policy agenda
6000
member organizations
300
million people
Apr 2025
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THE IPC IN THE WORLD'S REGIONS
Regional Processes
Africa
The IPC articulates in Regional Processes, in an effort to connect the global and the local struggles for food sovereignty
Asia & Pacific
The IPC articulates in Regional Processes, in an effort to connect the global and the local struggles for food sovereignty
Latin America & Caribbean
The IPC articulates in Regional Processes, in an effort to connect the global and the local struggles for food sovereignty
Near East & North Africa
The IPC articulates in Regional Processes, in an effort to connect the global and the local struggles for food sovereignty
Europe & Central Asia
The IPC articulates in Regional Processes, in an effort to connect the global and the local struggles for food sovereignty
North America
The IPC articulates in Regional Processes, in an effort to connect the global and the local struggles for food sovereignty
WORKING GROUPS
Food sovereignty ensures that rights to use and manage lands, territories, waters, seeds, livestock and biodiversity are in the hands of those of us who produce food
CATEGORY
Agricultural Biodiversity
Agricultural biodiversity is severely threatened by industrial commodity production. We fight for Farmers' Rights to seeds and other genetic resources for food and agriculture
Fisheries
Small-scale fishers communities have a unique bond with water, the element shaping their local culture and around which social and economic life revolves
Land, water, forest and territories
The Working Group is a space of struggle, articulation and convergence of social movements and Indigenous Peoples’ organizations, to defend our territories and promote our rights to territory and land
Youth
We merge our forces and experiences, visions and knowledge to consolidate a youth driven branch of the food sovereignty movement
Indigenous Peoples
Indigenous Peoples fight for human rights, self-determination, food sovereignty, environmental health and justice
Agroecology
As peoples who share the food system and Mother Earth, Agroecology is ours and is built by our movements based on our ancestral knowledge