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Women experience violence every day yet we live in a society that has normalised violence against Women. The violence takes place within the workplace, household and community yet women are not allowed to speak of them. #StopVioenceAgainstwomen @PeasantsLeague @1000currents

As we continue to honor women struggles, we call upon stakeholders, policymakers, and partners to invest intentionally in women-led agroecological initiatives and ensure that gender equality remains central to food systems transformation. #8M26 #PeasantAndPopularFeminism

In the second video of the #ShigraVirtual Series, meet the Tierra de Maiz Cooperative, an initiative by the Latin American Agroecological Institute “Iximulew,” focused on Mesoamerica and the Caribbean. Link: vimeo.com/1164646788 (Click CC to activate subtitles)

#ShigraVirtual featuring the Séne Gnetá Cooperative (Kognini) in Mali, which has 28 members including 10 women, alongside the Jékafo Cooperative (Narena), with 76 members including 40 women. #Agroecology Link: vimeo.com/1162140121 (Click CC to activate subtitles)

#Agroecology #ShigraVirtual is a video library we are building to promote peasant agroecological principles, lessons, and experiences from our member organizations worldwide. Each week, we release a video on LVC's social media channels. (Thread 🧵 👇🏾👇🏾) vimeo.com/showcase/12095…

"#AgrarianReform in the North American context cannot be carried out without respecting and upholding Indigenous rights as outlined in the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP)." viacampesina.org/en/2026/03/nor…

Health complications, such as diet-related cancers and other chronic conditions, are taking a toll on African populations, due to exposure to hazardous agrochemicals whose importation is enabled by weak regulatory systems. A recent article in @observerug highlights that, as a signatory to the 1991 Bamako Convention, Uganda should strengthen measures to restrict the importation of highly hazardous molecules banned elsewhere. 👉Read more: observer.ug/business/glyph… #FundAgroecology

@UnacMocambique is building seed granaries in five communities in the Moamba, Maputo province, an action that will drastically reduce post-harvest losses strengthen food sovereignty the resilience of local farmers. Read more: unac.org.mz/unac-reforca-a… #FoodSovereigntyNow

@UnacMocambique is building seed granaries in five communities in the Moamba, Maputo province, an action that will drastically reduce post-harvest losses strengthen food sovereignty the resilience of local farmers. Read more: unac.org.mz/unac-reforca-a… #FoodSovereigntyNow

Established to facilitate free trade, the WTO has only intensified poverty and inequality worldwide. Its policies have undermined sovereign autonomy, particularly in the Global South. Read call to action: viacampesina.org/en/2026/03/glo… #EndWTO

As the World Trade Organization prepares for its 14th Ministerial Conference in Yaoundé, Cameroon, this March, we must confront the troubling reality of its impact on global trade. #EndWTO #NewTradeFrameworkNOW Read our call to action: viacampesina.org/en/2026/03/glo…

We are just 3 months into 2026 and it already feels like a year. Catch up on the news and actions carried out by our member organizations worldwide in this edition of #LVCNewswrap! viacampesina.org/en/2026/03/202…

This #8M2026 La Via Campesina had called on all peasant, Indigenous, Afro-descendant, and fishing organizations, social movements, unions, rural youth, and urban allies to mobilize in every territory. Here is how they responded. (Thread) 🧵 viacampesina.org/en/2026/03/mar…

As we are in the planting seasons let us avoid the usage of chemical fertilisers and hybrid seeds in our farms . Let us embrace #Agroecology by using locally available materials like organic made manure and indigenous seeds ,its the only way to to fight #ClimateChange

As mulheres de Maringué assinalaram o #8M26 com uma marcha e debate para denunciar a violência contra mulheres e raparigas. Reforçaram o apelo à igualdade, aos direitos à terra, à soberania alimentar e a uma vida livre de abusos. #FeminismoCamponêsEPopular @UnacMocambique

Rural women from Maringué in Mozambique marked #8M26 with a march and dialogue to denounce violence against women & girls. They highlighted the vulnerabilities women face and called for equality, land rights, food sovereignty & a life free from abuse. @UnacMocambique #8M26

Women small-scale farmers in Uganda are at the heart of climate adaptation, practicing intercropping and other climate-smart farming methods that protect crops from pests and erratic weather. They also preserve resilient indigenous seeds, and diversify income-generating activities such as crop production, trade, and animal rearing to better withstand climate shocks. #WomenFarmersAtTheCentre #IWD2026 #FeedTheFuture

@PeasantsLeague, allied organizations & the Migori County Government marked International Women’s Day by engaging communities in discussions on the challenges women face. The event focused on raising awareness about violence against women & promoting women’s land rights. #8M26

@PeasantsLeague & the Migori County Government marked International Women’s Day by engaging communities on the challenges women face. The event focused on raising awareness on violence against women & promoting women’s land rights. #8M26 #PeasantAndPopularFeminism

@ESAFFUG champions the rights of women small-scale farmers through advocacy, research & grassroots community mobilization. ESAFF Uganda remains dedicated to supporting women’s leadership & advancing Agroecology Read the Women's Day statement here: …f-4bc7-9649-fd8b77f01c06.filesusr.com/ugd/8c8c7c_ed5… #8M26