International Planning Committee
for Food Sovereignty (IPC)
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Beyond World Food Day: time to join our efforts towards the achievement of Food sovereignty
The World Food Day is an occasion for small-scale food producers’ organizations to celebrate the crucial role of peasant agriculture, family farming, artisanal fisheries, Indigenous Peoples’ food systems, consumers, and all forms of food production that take place on a community and territorial level in feeding the world. Rural and water communities and Indigenous People…
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12 october: join the webinar on corporate capture
The International Planning Committee for Food Sovereignty (IPC) organises an online public briefing to shed light on the creeping process of corporate takeover of FAO and other UN agencies at the expense of states, small-scale food producers, Indigenous Peoples and civil society. Panelists will be representatives of small-scale food producers: Saúl Vicente Vásquez, International Indian…
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Food Sovereignty is the only solution and way forward
World Food Day 2022 Statement Our fragile world faces an impending global food crisis. The impact of COVID-19 pushed more people into poverty. Lockdowns devastated family livelihoods, the economy, and disrupted supply chains. Globally, according to the GRFC 2022, levels of hunger remain as alarmingly high as in 2021, around 193 million people are acutely…
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The IPC Facilitation Committee meets in Rome
Last few days were so inspiring! Just after the FAO Comittee on Fisheries we jumped into another key moment for the IPC: the meeting of the Facilitation Committee. Representatives of the different articulations of the IPC came to Rome to discuss how to strengthen and to advance the food sovereignty agenda. The meeting was centered…
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Second Phase – Fourth meeting of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group (AHTEG) on Farmers’ Rights
The second phase of the fourth meeting of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group (AHTEG) on Farmers’ Rights of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) has officially started on Monday 23rd August, with a daily agenda of debates ending on 27th August. The IPC is taking part in this…
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Press release – Land policy is key to agroecological transition in F2F Strategy and CAP reform
You can find and download the Press-Release clicking on the PDF and World icons, while you can read the full report here and the executive summary here. In order to further develop the debate on land in this context, Nyéléni ECA and the Innovative Land Strategies partnership will hold a webinar discussion with policy makers… -
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Ten Years of Nyéléni – Much to celebrate!
A decade ago, the movements of peasants, fisherfolk, shepherds, women, migrants, workers, young people, and indigenous peoples sowed a crucial seed in the defence of Food Sovereignty and the right to food - the Nyéléni Newsletter. During this ten year germination period, we have shared challenges, experiences, reflections, and acts of unity. In recent times,… -
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Beyond land – Territory and Food Sovereignty
The new edition of the Nyéléni Newsletter is now online! Land has always been a highly contested good. Control over land and related resources reflect the power relations in a country/region, and are an indicator of existing social injustices. At the same time, these resources are central to the rights, livelihoods and identity of small-scale…
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IPC Final Declaration on COAG 27
The twenty-seventh Committee on Agriculture (COAG) of the FAO was held in virtual mode between 28 September and 2 October 2020. The IPC participated in this important meeting through the participation and collaboration of two working groups both deeply involved in the issues discussed during the meeting, namely the Working Group on Agroecology and the…
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Update on the Virtual CSO Consultation before the 32nd FAO Regional Conference for Europe and Central Asia (ERC32)
ниже русский язык Nyéléni Europe is pleased to update Civil Society Organizations and to issue a call to them to participate in the virtual CSO Consultation, which will be held on 21-23 October 2020 virtually, prior to the FAO 32nd Regional Conference for Europe and Central Asia (ERC) Please circulate this call for expression of…
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YOUR LAND, MY LAND, OUR LAND: Nyéléni Food Sovereignty Movement in Europe and Central Asia releases access to land handbook
Today the Nyéléni Food Sovereignty Movement in Europe and Central Asia (Nyéléni ECA) launches a practical tool to support and strengthen land struggles for small and medium-scale food producers and local communities. Land access issues, long since recognised in international and institutional spaces, are even more urgent in the current context: both due to… -
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IPC’s message to our communities victim of the Covid crisis
During this time of irreparable loss, it is with great pain that we, as Comrades of the IPC, send you these words: We are present and with you in this dangerous, complicated and uncertain time of COVID-19. With the understanding and respect that is due to the pain of those who have suffered this loss,…
