El papel del campesinado, “como siempre”, es el de “producir alimentos sanos para la población del mundo”. En tanto, el rol de los gobiernos es proteger a trabajadores/as”.
  Anderson Amaro, Movimiento de Agricultores de Brasil (MPA)

 Por: Javier Suazo

“Land for me is life.”
“It is everything, it is health, food security, and dignity.” 
“It is life, overcoming adversity, and land security.”
“[Land for me is…] achievement and sustainability.”
“It is our home, where we raise our children, and where we preserve our culture.” – What does land mean for you? (2015)

In a saturated marketplace, food and beverage companies too often avoid addressing land rights issues.

BERTA CÁCERES, ASSASSINATED in her home in March 2016, was just one of hundreds of Latin American environmental activists attacked in recent years. At least 577 environmental human rights defenders (EHRDs) were killed in Latin America between 2010 and 2015 – more than in any other region. In addition to violence, EHRDs suffer legal threats and harassment, severely impeding their work. Before Cáceres' murder, she faced trumped-up charges due to her opposition to hydroelectric dams on her indigenous community's territory.