La Via Campesina/MNCI (Argentina)

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The National Indigenous Peasant Movement (MNCI, in its spanish initials) is an organization integrated by movements from different localities of the country to promote the improvement of the peasant living conditions. The MNCI Integrates the Latin American Coordinator of Rural Organizations (CLOC, in its spanish initials) and the international network La Vía Campesina.

The MNCI was created in 2003 as the culmination of almost 20 years of work in which the space was consolidated through local organizations. From that moment, the movement established as central axes of its work to advance in an Integral Agrarian Reform and the Food Sovereignty through Popular Organization.

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January 1rst, 1994
Emergence of the Zapatista National Liberation Army
August 22th, 1994
Reform of the National Constitution
March 25th, 1996
Approval of the use of transgenic crops
january 6th, 2002
Devaluation of the argentine peso
march 5th, 2002
Retentions on agricultural exports
August 10th, 2003
Creation of MNCI
May 25th, 2003
Presidency of Néstor Kirchner
August 10th 2003

Creation of the MNCI
November 11th, 2005
Rejection of the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA)
November 20th, 2006
Cut of the "General San Martín" International bridge in Gualeguaychu
December 10th, 2007
First Presidency of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
March, 8th, 2008
Lockout of the agricultural associations
October 25th, 2008
V International Conference of Vía Campesina
July 17th, 2008
The Senate rejects the law of mobile retentions
March 3rd 2008

Lockout of agricultural associations
march 11th, 2008
Mobile retentions regime
march 3rd, 2008
International soybean prices reach U$s 500 per ton
March 8th, 2008
Lockout of large Agricultural associations
July 17th, 2008
The senate rejected the mobile retentions law
June 28th, 2009
The ruling party lose mid-term elections
September 10th 2010

First National Congress of MNCI
October 27th, 2010
Death of Former president Kirchner
October 12th, 2010
V Congress of CLOC
September 9th, 2010
First Congress of MNCI
April 17th 2011

Law proposal to stop evictions
November 16th, 2011
Assessination of Cristian Ferreyra
October 23th, 2011
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner is re-elected
August 17th, 2011
Foundation of CTEP
April 17th, 2011
Law proposal to stop evictions
August 27th, 2012
Emilio Pérsico under-secretary of family farming
August 27th, 2012
Emilio Pérsico under-secretary of family farming
August 27th, 2012
Creation of the Family farming sub-secretary
December 7th, 2012
Creation of the Directore of Support for family farming organizations
March 13th, 2013
Jorge Bergoglio appointed Pope
February 25th 2014

National Roundtable for Sustainable Agriculture
december 19th 2014

Family farming law
December 19th, 2014
Family farming law
July 3rd, 2014
Creation of the Secretary of Family farming
July 3rd, 2014
Creation of the Secretary of Family farming
January 1st, 2014
International year of the Family farming
January 1st, 2014
International year of the Family farming

August 10th 2003

Creation of the MNCI

The MNCI emerged in 2003 with the aim of giving a national framework to different struggles that had hitherto provincial expressions, such as the emblematic case of MOCASE (Peasant Movement of Santiago del Estero) started in 1990.

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5 related events
January 1rst, 1994
Emergence of the Zapatista National Liberation Army
August 22th, 1994
Reform of the National Constitution
March 25th, 1996
Approval of the use of transgenic crops
May 25th, 2003
Presidency of Néstor Kirchner
November 11th, 2005
Rejection of the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA)
March 3rd 2008

Lockout of agricultural associations

In March 2008, argentinian federal government introduced a new sliding-scale taxation system for agricultural exports. The move led to a nationwide lockout by farming associations making visible the dispute of two models: agribusiness vs. family farming.

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7 related events
january 6th, 2002
Devaluation of the argentine peso
march 5th, 2002
Retentions on agricultural exports
November 20th, 2006
Cut of the "General San Martín" International bridge in Gualeguaychu
December 10th, 2007
First Presidency of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
march 3rd, 2008
International soybean prices reach U$s 500 per ton
march 11th, 2008
Mobile retentions regime
July 17th, 2008
The Senate rejects the law of mobile retentions
September 10th 2010

First National Congress of MNCI

In 2010, the MNCI held its first national congress in the city of Buenos Aires. This marked a critical turning point in the history of the organization which earned high visibility nationwide.

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4 related events
August 10th, 2003
Creation of MNCI
March 8th, 2008
Lockout of large Agricultural associations
October 25th, 2008
V International Conference of Vía Campesina
October 12th, 2010
V Congress of CLOC
April 17th 2011

Law proposal to stop evictions

In 2011 the MNCI presented a bill project proposing to stop land evictions. The initiative was signed by the deputy Edgardo Depetri and accompanied by other legislators from the center-left parties. However, he would not find majority support.

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7 related events
July 17th, 2008
The senate rejected the mobile retentions law
June 28th, 2009
The ruling party lose mid-term elections
October 27th, 2010
Death of Former president Kirchner
October 23th, 2011
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner is re-elected
November 16th, 2011
Assessination of Cristian Ferreyra
August 27th, 2012
Creation of the Family farming sub-secretary
December 7th, 2012
Creation of the Directore of Support for family farming organizations
February 25th 2014

National Roundtable for Sustainable Agriculture

In February of 2014, was performed the National Roundtable for Sustainable Agriculture convened by the Sub-Secretariat for Family Agriculture in Santiago del Estero. The MNCI promoted the coexistence of both agriculture systems (agribusiness and family farming).

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6 related events
August 17th, 2011
Foundation of CTEP
August 27th, 2012
Emilio Pérsico under-secretary of family farming
March 13th, 2013
Jorge Bergoglio appointed Pope
January 1st, 2014
International year of the Family farming
July 3rd, 2014
Creation of the Secretary of Family farming
December 19th, 2014
Family farming law
december 19th 2014

Family farming law

In 2014, the argentinian national congress enacted the Family Farming law. The MNCI participated actively with other peasant organizations in the elaboration of the law. that represented a big step to generate significant changes in the argentinian rural structure.

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6 related events
March, 8th, 2008
Lockout of the agricultural associations
September 9th, 2010
First Congress of MNCI
April 17th, 2011
Law proposal to stop evictions
August 27th, 2012
Emilio Pérsico under-secretary of family farming
January 1st, 2014
International year of the Family farming
July 3rd, 2014
Creation of the Secretary of Family farming

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La Via Campesina/MNCI (Argentina)

Creation of the MNCI

Lockout of agricultural associations

First National Congress of MNCI

Law proposal to stop evictions