Tag: #Food Sovereignty

Rice: The Foundation of Human Life and the Backbone of Civilization

Nahendra Khadka June 30, 2026

Rice: The Foundation of Human Life and the Backbone of Civilization

As the first rays of the morning sun spread across the village, an elderly farmer slowly walked toward his rice field. He stood quietly on the narrow earthen ridge, watching the morning breeze ripple through the emerald-green paddy. For a long moment, he said nothing. Then he reached...More

All Nepal Peasants Federation Calls for Immediate Action to Address Farmers’ Challenges on National Rice Day

Left Review Online June 29, 2026

All Nepal Peasants Federation Calls for Immediate Action to Address Farmers’ Challenges on National Rice Day

Kathmandu, Nepal. Marking the 23rd National Rice Day and Rice Planting Festival 2083 (2026), celebrated nationwide under the theme "Climate-Friendly Technology, Rice Self-Reliance, and Prosperity," the All Nepal Peasants Federation (ANPFa) has urged the government to take immediate and concrete measures to address the longstanding challenges faced by...More

NCP Convenor Prachanda Extends Greetings on National Rice Day, Calls for Farmer-Friendly Policies and Agricultural Self-Reliance

Left Review Online June 29, 2026

NCP Convenor Prachanda Extends Greetings on National Rice Day, Calls for Farmer-Friendly Policies and Agricultural Self-Reliance

Kathmandu. Comrade Prachanda, Convenor of the Nepali Communist Party, has extended his heartfelt greetings to farmers and all Nepalis on the occasion of National Rice Day and Paddy Planting Day 2083 (2026), urging the government to prioritize farmer-friendly policies and strengthen efforts toward agricultural self-reliance. In a message...More

Stop the corporate hijack of the 2021 World Food Systems Summit

Left Review Online May 13, 2020

Stop the corporate hijack of the 2021 World Food Systems Summit

We, civil society organizations, grassroots groups and advocates for the welfare of marginalized sectors, call for the revocation of the 2019 Strategic Partnership between the United Nations (UN) and the World Economic Forum (WEF) and its implications for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. We express our grave...More

No war on Iran ! Resist US aggression ! Uphold People’s Food Sovereignty in West Asia !

Left Review Online January 27, 2020

No war on Iran ! Resist US aggression ! Uphold People’s Food Sovereignty in West Asia !

We express our solidarity with the Iranian people and the world in denouncing the escalating US aggression against Iran and in the whole of West Asia. We issue these calls in support of the global call to stop the US war on Iran, a step forward toward achieving...More

Kathmandu Declaration on Food Sovereignty and Peasants’ Rights 2019

Left Review Online April 04, 2019

Kathmandu Declaration on Food Sovereignty and Peasants’ Rights 2019

We, 350 representatives of peasants, landless peasants and agricultural workers, small producers of food and different agricultural commodities & agro-forestry, youth and women peasants, fisher folks, livestock holders and pastoralists, agricultural co-operatives, organic producers, Dalits and Adivasis, agricultural experts, peasants' organizations and coalitions, community-based organizations, civil society organizations,...More