Press Release October 16, 2020 Roots for Equity and the Pakistan Kissan Mazdoor Tehreek (PKMT) in collaboration with People’s Coalition for Food Security (PCFS), Pesticide Action Network, Asia and Pacific (PANAP) and Asian Peasant Coalition (APC) is marking the World Food Day as World Hunger Day on October 16, 2020. A webinar and protest has […]
10.19.2020
Categories: Agroecology, Farmer, Farmers, Food Sovereignty, Genetic Modified Seeds, Land Grab, Landless, Resistance, Seed Sovereignty, Women | Comments Off on “Rural People are Hungry for Food System Change”
10.16.2020
JUMNI The field staff of Roots for Equity met a farmer named Jumni in the village known as old Lashari of district Tando Muhammad Khan. She is also a member of Pakistan Kissan Mazdoor Tehreek (PKMT). At that time she was plucking grass out of the ground. She said that she is picking grass to […]
10.06.2020
Categories: Agroecology, Farmer, Farmers, Food Sovereignty, General, Seed Sovereignty, Women | Comments Off on Inspiration to create a Farmer’s Market
Introduction: This is a summary of an interview of Ms Maheen Zia conducted by Naveed Ahmed, Seed Sovereignty Program Coordinator from Roots for Equity. The context of the interview is on Maheen Zia’s work with Karachi Farmer’s Market based in Karachi, Pakistan. Ms Zia is one of the key founders of the Karachi Farmer’s Market. […]