The social, humanitarian and cultural committee of the United Nations meeting this month adopted a draft of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas
The vast majority of people living in rural areas in developing countries rely on peasant food and seed systems. These systems are essential to food security, preserving biodiversity and promoting sustainable development. Peasants produce 70 per cent of the world’s food, but remain to be vulnerable and exposed to the societal risks such as poverty, …
