Mobilizing Communities for an Equitable World
As was to be expected, the crises facing Pakistan, have not ushered good tidings! From food and water crisis, to climate change and economic crisis all have impacted agriculture and food production, the lives and livelihood of the farmers and of course the common people, tremendously. There is escalating food inflation, ranking the country as one of the highest in …
Haal Ahwal covers various areas in context to agriculture production. The various news items in the first month of the year do not bear good tidings! The devastating monsoon and riverine floods that hit Pakistan last year, especially Sindh, continue to devastate agricultural production; a prime example is cotton production which in 2022 saw a massive shortfall of 37.23 percent. …
“Save our Invaluable Rural Assets: Campaign for Dairy and Livestock” The People: Pay Heed! The government is imposing restrictions on fresh natural open milk; new laws have been made. The government has decreed it is necessary to pasteurize fresh natural open milk. Without pasteurization, fresh milk cannot be sold. Millions of small and landless farmers, workers, especially women farmers and …
Pakistan Kissan Mazdoor Tehreek has launched “Save Our Invaluable Rural Assets: Campaign against Corporate Control of Dairy and Livestock Sector in Pakistan.” As part of the campaign, PKMT is relaying 3 radio messages from Mast FM 103 Multan. PKMT is campaigning for control over its invaluable biodiversity against corporate control. Currently, small and landless farmers are the main producers and …
“Save our Invaluable Rural Assets: Campaign against Corporate Control of Dairy and Livestock Sector in Pakistan.” March 8, 2023 Pakistan Kissan Mazdoor Tehreek (PKMT) and Roots for Equity, on the occasion of the International Working Women’s Day on March 8, 2023, launches “Save our Invaluable Rural Assets: Campaign against Corporate Control of Dairy and Livestock Sector in Pakistan.” The campaign …
With the fast-approaching winter, Roots for Equity and Pakistan Kissan Mazdoor Tehreek has initiated a “Donate a Razai Campaign,” in the monsoon/floods affected areas, with each razai costing PKR 3,500. These razais will be stitched by women living in flood affected areas in Khairpur, Ghotki, and Shikarpur. A pool of 55 women have been created who will be provided raw …
Press Release | October 16, 2022 The Food and Agriculture Organization, along with the elite of the world are celebrating World Food Day but for peasants, workers, the masses its World Hunger Day. The scrouge of hunger, looming famine is now a very grotesque face of globalization! Global hunger figures are again at an all-time high. In 2021, around 2.3 …
In Pakistan, of the total 116 districts, 81 districts have been heavily impacted by the climate crises induced floods. Sindh has experienced many months of intense monsoon rainfall which was followed by river flooding leaving a very destructive impact on rural life; if the seven districts of Karachi are included than entire Sindh has suffered severely. Of the total 8.3 …
International League for Peoples Struggle – South Asia (ILPS-SA) Capitalist mode of production, its imperialist impositions for centuries is responsible for the Climate Climate Emergency and the “Monster Monsoon” in Pakistan is a terribly tragic manifestation. With extreme weather patterns happenings at a much higher frequency across the world millions face acute misery and suffering. According to Global Climate Risk …
Pakistan’s floods will not be solved by more US military aid. The people need health and infrastructure support but NOT MORE POLITICAL INTERVENTION! “Counter Attack!” is an initiative of the Resist US-Led War Movement. With the US war machine dishing out its propaganda attacks to make itself look like the defender of democracy in the conflict over Ukraine, we will …