Youth Peasants' Meeting

Recently, the International Meeting of Youth Peasants from Via Campesina held in Puy de Cinca, Aragon, Spain from 24-30 September 2009. The UAGA-COAG hosted the program. I attended the meeting representing All Nepal Peasants' Federation and Youth Peasants' Federation from Nepal. I was alone to represent the South Asia.

In the meeting we dicussed about the situation of youth peasants from all over the world. Regional representatives from different 9 regions including the South Asia, South East Asia, Africa-1, Africa-2, Europe, North America, Carribean, Central America and South America presnted the situation of the youth peasants' in their corresponding region so that we finalized the situation of the youth peasants at the global level. I also presented the situation of the youth peasants in South Asia and their stuggle for food sovereignty, agrarian reform and access to land, agricutural revolution, peace and democracy. We aslo decided the agenda of the youth peasants movemnet in the new situation at regional and global level.

In the workshop, we dicussed about different problems, their causese, their solution and our actions regarding the improvement and the development of the youth peasants' situation and we commited for a common campaign at global level on '' Youth Peasants from Via Campesina for Agriland and Resisting Against the Transnational Neo-liberalism''. We also planned for the regional campaigns and actions as well.

We also formed and international youth co-ordination committee for youth peasants in Via Campesina. From the South Asia, I am representing as the Regional Co-ordinator in this committee. The formation of the Youth ICC was very important as it was related to creating a space for youths in via campesina and also fro the development of the next generation via campesina leadership.

Mr Javier Sanchez, an International Co-ordinationg Committe member of La Via Campesina from Spain remained with us throughout the whole program and encoouraged us all. And Mr Yudhbir Singh, another ICC member of Via Campesina from India was there to express his solidarity in the closing session.

Viva Via Campesina.

Viava Youth Peasants' unity.