Navdanya Earth University Courses 2021
Upcoming – The Future of Diversity, Justice and Freedom 7th February Online Earth Democracy, Biodiversity and Rights of Seeds 13th – 15th February 2021 Online From Water Wars to Water...
Navdanya International at Oxford Real Farming Global Conference – Highlights
This January 7-13, 2021 Navdanya International participated in the annual Oxford Real Farming Conference. Although previously based in the UK, the now online conference brought together multiple food and farming movements and actors− ranging from farmers, activists, policy makers...
America’s Biggest Owner Of Farmland Is Now Bill Gates
By Ariel Shapiro – Forbes, 14 January 2021 | Source Bill Gates, the fourth richest person in the world and a self-described nerd who is known for his early programming skills rather than his love of the outdoors, has...
Tanzania Ministry cancels GMO seed trials
ippmedia.com, 14 January 2021 | Source Agriculture minister Prof Adolf Mkenda made the announcement on Tuesday afternoon at the Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute (TARI) Mikocheni centre in Dar es Salaam, saying the decision has been made to conserve genetic...
Environmental and Farmers Organizations in Italy Stop Government Attempt to Give Green Light to GMOs and NBTs
Twenty six farmers organisations, environmental movements and consumer associations in Italy collectively launched a powerful campaign this week, which prevented the government from passing 4 bills inspired by the agribusiness lobby. The bills were proposed by the Minister of...
Internship Opportunities
Navdanya International invites passionate and committed individuals for an internship position starting February 2021 to support our work on promoting agroecological food systems, based on seed sovereignty, food sovereignty and the rights of small farmers and local communities. Navdanya...
Peru extends GMO moratorium, Mexico phases out glyphosate and GM maize in food, disallows GM maize releases
Third World Network Biosafety Information Service, 11 January 2021 | Source On 5 January 2021, the Peruvian Congress approved Law 31111, extending by 15 years its moratorium on the import and production of GMOs that are intended for release...
NOW ONLINE – ClimAlt open e-learning platform on Climate Change
Over the last few months the ClimAlt project team has been developing an online course on climate change causes, impacts and potential solutions for young people. Given the previous success of the course, the team has now opened an...
The lobby behind Italy’s opening to GMOs
On December 22, a parliamentary process in favor of GMOs and new breeding techniques (NBTs) has begun at the Italian Chamber’s Agricultural Commission. A process which opens a very risky path, since it could lead to a green light...
Vandana Shiva and Maude Barlow Decry Move to Trade in Water Futures
The Blue Planet Project, 18 December 2020 | Source We are horrified that on December 7, 2020, CME Group – the world’s largest financial derivatives exchange company – launched the world’s first futures market in water, opening up speculation...