History
The organisation was founded in 1993 by farmers organisations from Europe, Latin America and Africa and it had its original headquarters in Belgium. It then moved to Tegucigalpa, Honduras. The headquarters office of Via Campesina is now in Jakarta, Indonesia. Henry Saragih is the General Coordinator.
In 2004 the organization was awarded the International Human Rights Award by Global Exchange, in San Francisco.
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