People’s Experiences SEE ALL
2026-01-14
Illegal mining (galamsey) has moved into Ghana's cocoa farms, forest reserves, and rural livelihoods, turning cocoa regions into extractive frontiers. Part I explores the political, economic, and historical drivers of galamsey and its implications for land, labour, and rural futures.
2025-12-17
Brazil COP 30 made progress on fossil fuel phase-out and just transition but was criticized for low indigenous representation. Outside the “Blue Zone,” the People’s Summit gathered 1,100 organizations for Global South rights.
2025-12-10
Women are central to popular organization in Venezuela, leading community initiatives while facing male violence and care burdens. Through collective struggle and political formation, Communal Feminism in the Unión Comunera seeks to transform power structures and build a more democratic and just society.
Science & Technology SEE ALL
2026-01-29
Drawing on Chinese technology, the AI is fundamentally built by Brazilian popular movements. A new technological tool aims to transform agricultural production in Brazil by combining cutting-edge computing with the traditional knowledge of popular movements. The platform, called IARAA, is an artificial intelligence system launched at the 14th National Meeting of the MST: "The fight against imperialism is central today" in Salvador, Bahia.
2026-01-21
Driven by the need to advance the agroecological transition and scale up ("massify") a model of agriculture anchored in agroecological practices and techniques in balance with nature and preserving the life of all living beings, the Landless Workers’ Movement (MST) has spent the last five years deepening its mastery and articulation of traditional wisdom, ancient knowledge, and new technologies to advance the Popular Agrarian Reform project across the country.
2025-11-19
In northeastern Brazil’s MST settlements, young farmers and Chinese machinery are modernizing the traditional "roça do toco", even as climate, financing, and corporate challenges make real technological integration uncertain.
People’s Sovereignty SEE ALL
2025-11-27
October 16 marks “World Food Day”, commemorating the founding of the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation in 1945. However, in 2008, La Via Campesina (LVC) declared October 16, the “International Day of Action for Peoples' Food Sovereignty and Against Transnational Corporations”.
2025-10-29
The Literacy and Agroecology Campaign, carried out in Zambia by the Samora Machel Internationalist Brigade in partnership with the Socialist Party of Zambia, was born out of the conviction that it is not enough to teach people how to read and write letters; it is necessary to read and write the world.
2025-10-15
This article traces the true journey of the cocoa bean—a journey that mirrors our own struggle. It begins not on a plantation, but in the sacred forests of our ancestors, where cocoa was a symbol of life and community, not a cash crop.
Other Interesting Topics SEE ALL
2025-09-03
This article explores how the Grow24 initiative employs a “dual-engine” model—the Eden Volta Breadbasket and the Shikpon urban agriculture cluster—to boost productivity, optimise supply chains, and establish a modern, full-value-chain system that operates around the clock, reshaping the nation’s agricultural landscape.
2025-03-26
Haiti is a Caribbean country located in the western part of the island of Hispaniola, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. This island is located between Cuba and Jamaica to the west and the island of Puerto Rico to the east. More than 50% of Haiti's population lives in poverty and without access to basic services.
2025-03-05
In the beating heart of Brazilian streets, amidst the contagious rhythms and smiles that overflow with joy, Carnival stands as one of the most emblematic and multifaceted events in national culture.