Asian Peasant

A coalition of peasants in Asia

[Asian Peasant @apcrising]

@apcrising Asian Peasant Coalition is now tweeting live at Int'l Conference for #PeoplesRights in the Philippines

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@kmp_phl ends with a call: the peasant class! The primary force! #peasantRights #ICPRP2016

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@kmp_phl Sandy leads the crowd for a song of call to unite

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The crowd greeted @kmp_phl on their 31st anniversary, as workshop resolutions were seconded by the body! https://t.co/PoB4vtq0MR

[KMP (Peasant Movement of the Philippines) @kmp_phl]

Workshop on #PeasantRights reports at the #ICPRP2016, led by @kmp_phl Antonio Flores and AGRA Indonesia Hari Sandy

[Asian Peasant @apcrising]

@kmp_phl leader Juanito Caramba about to share the how farmers were able to empower themselves pol and economically

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@apcrising Montero: we have announced that KMP farmers will stop giving rental fees to landlords grabbing timberland areas #peasantRights

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KMP Caraga chair Roger Montero tackles the succesful land struggles in the region. #peasantRights #ICPRP2016

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@apcrising rice mills provide services to farmers. 50cents/kilo cheaper than commercial millers. This benefited 30 villages. #peasantRights

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@apcrising they have their own cooperative, school, water supply, and govern themselves. Their greatest gain is a medium scale rice mill

[Asian Peasant @apcrising]

@apcrising campaign of landless farmers where able to occupy a ranch in 1991. They remain strong and productive up to now. #peasantRights

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@apcrising the @kmp_phl chapter HUMABOL in Bohol, were able to stop 40k hectares of land to be converted into oil palm plantations

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Esterlita Catarata highlights gains of farmers in Bohol, Visayas--rice mills and land occupations #PeasantRights

[Peasant Advocates #StopKillingFarmers @NNARAYouth]

Farmer Irineo: In Bukidnon, 35,000+ joined the mobilization and campaigned during the drought #peasantRights #ICPRP2016

[Asian Peasant @apcrising]

#CulturalWorkMatters as discussed by @sinagbayan Kathryn Manga here in #PeasantsRights Workshop

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@apcrising 36,000hectares of productive agricultural lands will be converted by this Clark Green City project #peasantRights

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NOW--Central Luzon Peasant advocate Cecille Ruiz now discussing the biggest landgrabbing projext-- Clark Green City

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@apcrising the already dire conditions of farmers, was intensified after the super-typhoon Haiyan.

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@apcrising Lebico: Land remains to be a problem in Eastern Visayas, includes classic landlords exploiting farmers, & land use conversions

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KMP Eastern Visayas leader Nestor Lebico to talk Yolanda and Aquino disaster, land and ocean grabbing #PeasantRights

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@apcrising Udarbe: we have campaign on drought, in which more than 2000 farmers were able to demand relief and rice, and they got it

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@apcrising Udarbe: in the country, NMR is the focus of plantation expansions, 25.70% of land are now planted