La Via Campesina (LVC)

Lee Kyung Hae’s dramatic suicide still an inspiration for global action

On the International Day of Action Against the WTO and Free Trade Agreements, NFU calls for fair and just international trade systems September 10th 2023 marks the 20th anniversary of Read more

Letter for French Ambassador Miraillet—Solidarity with Confédération Paysanne

Dear Michel Miraillet, The National Farmers Union of Canada/Union Nationale des Fermiers (NFU) expresses deep solidarity with our sister organization in France, Confédération Paysanne and its members who are engaging Read more

Young Farmers Gather for A More Just, Sustainable Food System

Wentzells Lake, Nova Scotia –  This past February, 18 National Farmers Union (NFU) Youth members from across the country convened for three days of political education, relationship building and strategic planning. Read more

On May Day the NFU Calls for Action on Migrant Rights and UNDROP

This International Workers’ Day (May Day) the National Farmers Union (NFU) calls on the federal government to immediately adopt the 2018 UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Read more

Honouring Struggles for Food Sovereignty and Rights: International Day of Peasant Struggles #17April2023

Since 1996, peasants and farmers across the world remember the massacre in Eldorado do Carajás, Brazil, where nineteen landless peasants were murdered for defending their rights to land protected under Brazilian law. Read more

The NFU Calls on the Government of Canada to Stop Funding Philippine “Anti-terrorism” Campaigns Targeting Peaceful Farmer Protestors

On June 9th, 2022, 83 Philippine farmers and allies were arrested and charged by the Philippine National Police for engaging in a peaceful protest to obtain food security in response Read more

April 17th International Day of Peasant Struggle: The National Farmers Union of Canada Celebrates 30 Years of La Via Campesina

We begin this statement of solidarity and celebration by giving thanks to the people of La Via Campesina for our collective struggle and leadership over the past 30 years. Today Read more

Statement on United Nations International Migrants Day

The National Farmers Union (NFU) stands in solidarity with all migrant workers on International Migrants Day. The NFU calls on the Canadian government to extend permanent residency status to all Read more

NFU urges Government of Canada to put COP 26 pledges in motion

As COP26 concludes, the NFU calls the Government of Canada to action. We implore policymakers to live up to their non-binding pledges and ensure they address the climate crisis by reducing actual emissions and not with net-zero schemes based on unproven technology, market-based solutions, misunderstood carbon sequestration science, and the further commodification of land. Read more

Solidarity With Palestine, Now!

La Via Campesina calls for a United Nations fact-finding mission to investigate human rights violations in occupied Palestine and for the entire movement and committed allies to join the Global Read more