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Round Table with Vigilance OGM: Agroecology, feminist approaches and the struggle against agrochemicals

From September 20 to 30, 2024, Inter Pares accompanied an international West African delegation to meet farming communities and feminist activists

Solidarity is resistance: Adapting to a crisis in Burkina Faso

In 2023, conflict-related violence killed nearly 7,600 people as armed groups deliberately targeted civilians, including farmers.

Gender equality in rural areas

For several years now, a worldwide feminist resistance movement has been organized by women from different countries around key issues for women's

Stopping the unstoppable: Citizen resistance to exterminator technology in Burkina Faso

“We will not be your guinea pigs!” Inter Pares counterpart COPAGEN asserted at a press conference denouncing Target Malaria’s plans to release gene

Civil society denounces release of genetically modified mosquitoes in Burkina Faso

Civil society organizations, including Inter Pares, denounce the release of genetically modified “male-sterile” mosquitoes in Burkina Faso.

Genetically modified mosquitoes in Burkina Faso – there is no consent

Gene drive mosquitoes are on the horizon in Burkina Faso as a false solution to eradicate malaria.

Rural Women-to-Women exCHANGEs

An exchange that brought together farmers and rural women leaders from Canada, the West African biodiversity coalition COPAGEN, and the Deccan Development Society (DDS) in India.

Walking the path together: Building solidarity between West African and southern Indian farmers

What do West Africa and southern India have in common? Quite a lot!

Why is Inter Pares concerned with GMOs?

Inter Pares works to support and promote food sovereignty and ecological agriculture. Here are a few of the reasons Inter Pares is concerned about GMOs.

Unforgettable learning exchange for West African, Canadian and Indian farmers

While continents apart, West Africa and the State of Andhra Pradesh in India share similar challenges.