Bureau Report | March 30, 2022 PESHAWAR: Representatives of farmers, agriculture workers and non-governmental organisations said here on Tuesday that the government was allowing free market forces to take over land, livestock, food production and processes as well as markets instead of promoting small and landless farmers. They vowed to fight all forms of feudal […]
04.01.2022
Categories: Agroecology, Farmers, Food Sovereignty, Land Grab, Landgrabbing, Landless, Resistance, Seed Sovereignty, Women | Comments Off on Govt asked to protect rights of small, landless farmers
03.31.2022
Categories: COVID-19, Farmers, Food Sovereignty, Land Grab, Landgrabbing, Landless, Resistance, Seed Sovereignty, Women | Comments Off on Peasants, Rise Up against Land Grabs and Fascism!
Press Release | March 29, 2022 Pakistan Kissan Mazdoor Tehreek along with peasant movements, food sovereignty advocates, and supporters of genuine agrarian reform around the world, mark this year’s Day of the Landless enraged by the renewed push of big corporations, the rich governments representing them, and the governments of poor countries subservient to foreign […]
11.18.2021
Categories: Agroecology, COVID-19, Farmers, Food Sovereignty, Landgrabbing, Landless, Resistance, Seed Sovereignty, Women | Comments Off on Corporate Capture in Dairy and Livestock
Press Release | Women Farmers’ Press Conference on Corporate Capture in Dairy and Livestock On November 10 2021, women farmers and members of Pakistan Kissan Mazdoor Tehreek (PKMT) held a press conference at the Sahiwal Press Club to protest against governments crackdown on fresh milk, the proposed ban on the sale of fresh milk along […]
10.20.2021
Categories: Agroecology, COVID-19, Farmers, Food Sovereignty, Landless, Resistance, Seed Sovereignty, Women | Comments Off on Corporate entities, IFIs and neoliberal policies are directly responsible for the hunger, malnourishment and economic destitution
Press Release | PKMT 14th Annual Conference 2021 | October 15-16, 2021 Pakistan Kissan Mazdoor Tehreek held its 14th Annual Conference from October 15 -16 at Renewal Centre, Lahore and simultaneously, held panel discussions and demonstrations to mark International Rural Women’s Day and World Hunger Day. During the events, speakers held corporate entities, IFIs and neoliberal […]
09.27.2021
Categories: Agroecology, Farmers, Food Sovereignty, Genetic Modified Seeds, Landgrabbing, Resistance, Seed Sovereignty, Women | Comments Off on Farmers Reject United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS)
Press Release 22 September 2021 Roots for Equity and Pakistan Kissan Mazdoor Tehreek held the National Food Systems Summit at Renewal Center, Lahore on September 22, 2021. The National Summit was held as national mobilization towards the Global People’s Summit (GPS) for Just, Equitable, Healthy and Sustainable Food Systems. The GPS has been organized through […]
07.02.2021
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Press Release; July 1, 2021 On July 1, 2021, Pakistan Kissan Mazdoor Tehreek (PKMT) and Roots for Equity held a webinar to launch their joint campaign titled “Building a Healthy Planet: Promoting Safe and Nutritious Food for All.” Mr. Tariq Mehmood provided an overview of the campaign with its objective of sensitizing small producers, consumers and […]
06.21.2021
Categories: Agroecology, Farmers, Food Sovereignty, Land Grab, Landgrabbing, Landless, Resistance, Seed Sovereignty, Women | Comments Off on بڑھتی ہوئی صنعتی زراعت اور زرعی زمینوں پر قبضہ: کسانوں کا لائحہ عمل
پریس ریلز پاکستان کسان مزدور تحریک (پی کے ایم ٹی) ضلع شکارپور کا دوسرا ضلعی اجلاس بعنوان”صنعتی زراعت اور زرعی زمینوں پر قبضہ“ مورخہ20جون2021کومنعقدکیا گیا۔ جس میں ضلع بھرکے چھوٹے اور بے زمین کسان مزدوروں کی جانب سے شرکت کی گئی۔ اجلاس کی شروعات پی کے ایم ٹی کے ترانے سے کی گئی۔ 0پی کے […]
04.01.2021
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KARACHI: Representatives of farmers and agricultural workers and non-governmental organisations working for their rights at a webinar organised on Monday asked the government to provide immediate and substantial economic relief through social protection initiatives and subsidies that reach all marginalised sectors, especially women. They also called upon the government to ensure that pandemic-related actions do […]
03.30.2021
Categories: Agroecology, Farmers, Food Sovereignty, Land Grab, Landgrabbing, Landless, Resistance, Seed Sovereignty, Women | Comments Off on End corporate control in food and agriculture! Fight for genuine land reform and rural development to truly transform the world’s food systems!
Day of the Landless 2021, Joint Statement Today, Day of the Landless, we – farmers and peasants, poor farmhands, agricultural workers, contract farmers, Dalits, rural women and youth, and land reform advocates across Asia – vow to further our resolve in fighting against landlessness. Landlessness breeds social injustice, hunger, and impoverishment. Landlessness is a bane […]
03.30.2021
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Press Release ;29 March – Day of the Landless March 29, 2021 Pakistan Kissan Mazdoor Tehreek (PKMT) and Roots for Equity joined hands with the Asian Peasant Coalition (APC) to mark March 29, 2021 as the Day of the Landless. In this regard, a webinar was held to highlight the urgent need for genuine agrarian […]