Elizabeth Mpofu (born 1959) is a small-scale organic farmer, writer and activist based in Zimbabwe.
She is General Coordinator of Via Campesina and in 2016 was Special Ambassador to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for the International Year of Pulses.
In 2016, she was appointed Special Ambassador to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for the International Year of Pulses.
[1] Mpofu is currently (2020) General Coordinator of Via Campesina, a global organisation representing the rights of 200 million peasants.
[6] Mpofu became coordinator in 2013 and campaigns on issues such as gaining access to land and eradicating violence against women.