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The World Forum of Fish Harvesters & Fish Workers (WFF) draws attention to the dangers of blue carbon initiative for fishing communities. “As the devastating consequences of climate change become ever more disastrous, it is likewise becoming ever more clear that the corporate-dominated UNFCCC-negotiations are not part of the solution but part of the problem. […]

Schola Campesina -with the financial support of FAO-, is organizing a capacity-development training for 10 young members from small-scale food producers partner organizations on global governance mechanisms of food and agriculture in the frame of the United Nations Decade of Family Farming (2019-2028). The training is being held in a partner farm, in the Lazio

Schola Campesina is supporting the Food Sovereignity movement in Poland (Nyeleni Polska) to organize an innovative training for farmers activists and educators on Agroecology “AGRO-PERMA-LAB”. To be held in the second half of October 2019, the training will be based on knowledge sharing methods (participants are providing knowledge based on their experiences) and dialogue of

Schola Campesina is in Kyrgyzstan (2-4 March 2019) to facilitate a workshop on Agroecology for Dyikan Muras seed-savers network members, in collaboration with ADI (Agency of Devlopment Initiatives). Aida Jamangulova (Agency of Development Initiatives) wrote: “March 2-5, 2019 Agency for Development Initiatives (ADI) together with Schola Compensina (Italy) organized introductory workshop on “Agroecology” for farmers

UNITED NATIONS: Third Committee approves the UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas The Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) of the UN General Assembly voted in favour of the UN Declaration on the rights of peasants and other people working in rural areas, through the Resolution no.

On April 17, 2018, celebrating the International Day of peasant struggles, Schola Campesina facilitated an International conference on the hazelnut supply chain bringing together, in Nepi, (Italy) hazelnut producer family farmers and their organizations from Georgia, Italy and Turkey. Beforehand, the participants visited Italian farms, shared experiences on production, markets and contract farming and took

At the FAO Expert consultation on knowledge sharing for agricultural innovations applicable for smallholders and family farmers in Europe and Central Asia (10-13 Sept., Hungary). Schola Campesina will also actively participate in the upcoming Civil Society Mechanisms forum (13-14 Oct., FAO HQ, Italy), and in the Committee on World Food Security (15-19 Oct., FAO HQ, Italy).