September, 2009

Peasant groups slams further Liberalization of Agriculture at WTO Meeting in India

In a joint statement today, the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) and the Asian Peasant Coalition (APC), calls on the World Trade Organization (WTO) ministers attending the “mini-Ministerial” n New Delhi, India, to refuse any attempt to push through a conclusion to the Doha Round because it will worsen the crises, hunger, poverty, landlessness and agricultural production globally.”

The two-day meeting of 35 WTO trade ministers began yesterday (September 3), in New Delhi emphasizing the need to strengthen the multilateral regime to boost $32 trillion global trade.

Reference: 

References:
Danilo Ramos
KMP and APC Secretary General (Philippines)

P. Chennaiah
APC Deputy Secretary (India)
Phone: 85-7222 8592

Help AGRA Members, Victims of 7.3 earthquake in Indonesia

Submitted by apc secretariat on Thu, 09/03/2009 - 16:32

September 4, 2009

Dear Friends,

On behalf of Alliansi Gerakan Reforma Agraria or Alliance of Agrarian Reform Movement (AGRA), a member of the Asian Peasant Coalition (APC) in Indonesia, we are writing you regarding the 7.3 earthquake that hit West Java on September 2.

One of the areas worst damage was Pangalengan, Bandung. Pangalengan is a strong mass base of AGRA, thousand of their members lived there. More than 80% of houses were destroyed affecting thousand farmers and their families including house of Rahmat, AGRA national officer.

Macroeconomic Benefits from Genuine Agrarian Reform

Submitted by apc secretariat on Wed, 09/02/2009 - 11:24

A paper presented by Ms. Rosario Bella Guzman of IBON Foundation, on May 20, 2009 during the deliberation by the Philippine House of Representatives Committee on Agrarian Reform on House Bill No. 3059 or Genuine Agrarian Reform Bill (GARB).

CALL to support Chilean people against seed privatization

Submitted by apc secretariat on Tue, 09/01/2009 - 16:08

The Asian Peasant Coalition (APC) expresses its support to Chilean people against seed privatization.

We are asking you to sign the petition letter: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/noprivaticenlassemillas to reject the bill on Rights of Breeders of new Plant Varieties which is now being discussed by Chilean Parliament due to Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States (US).