Peasant women across Brazil are mobilizing from March 11 to 14 for their National Day of Struggles 2025, calling attention to the violence and environmental crime linked to agribusiness. Their slogan, “Agribusiness is violence and environmental crime, the struggle of women is against capital!” encapsulates their fight against the harmful impacts of agribusiness on women, communities, and the environment.
During this period, women will engage in assemblies, planting campaigns, training sessions, marches, and protests, highlighting how agribusiness perpetrates violence, commodifies food and land, and exacerbates hunger and inequalities. They demand accountability from corporations involved in agribusiness, hydropower, and mining.
The narrative of agribusiness as a progressive force is challenged, revealing its role in environmental destruction and failure to produce food for the Brazilian population. Peasant women advocate for Popular Agrarian Reform to tackle these issues and combat the climate crisis.
Furthermore, they condemn the rise in gender-based violence in Brazil, where femicides have reached unprecedented levels. The article ties the struggles of women to their historical roots, emphasizing International Women’s Day as a symbol of resistance and organization.
As the Landless Women strive for rights and dignity, they embody the spirit of continuous struggle against oppression, defending their land and advocating for a just society rooted in ecological balance. Their efforts represent a broader movement to confront patriarchal and capitalist structures, as they sow both literal and metaphorical seeds of resistance.
