Navdanya along with civil society organizations, farmers, economic democracy movements, universities and state governments undertook on 13 April a 10-day pan-India pilgrimage, a Satyagraha Yatra, to promote Gandhian philosophy of Swaraj (sovereignty), Swadeshi (indigenous) and Satyagraha (force of truth).
From 20-22 April 2017, Navdanya joined Peliti at the Olympic Seed Freedom Festival, along with people and organisations from all over the world to join forces to sow the seeds of the future and sow the seeds of another...
By Ruchi Shroff – Common Dreams, 19 April 2017 | Source Monsanto Tribunal releases its findings: Monsanto’s activities undermine basic human rights, victims of multinational corporations need better protective regulations and international courts should recognize ecocide as a crime....
New Delhi: On the occasion of World Health Day, 7 April, Navdanya along with Swadeshi Jagran Manch appeals to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ban Monsanto on account of its illegal introduction of herbicide tolerant GMO Round-up Ready Flex...
By Dr Vandana Shiva – The Asian Age, 29 March 2017 Most of the chronic diseases of our times are “food style” diseases.
Monsanto and other glyphosate manufacturers appear to have distorted scientific evidence on the public health impacts of glyphosate in order to keep the controversial substance on the market
The Organizing Committee and the five judges* invite you to the public presentation of the legal opinion of the International Monsanto Tribunal: Tuesday 18 April 2017 at 15:00
By Damian Carrington – The Guardian, 7 March 2017 Source The idea that pesticides are essential to feed a fast-growing global population is a myth, according to UN food and pollution experts.
Biodiverse ecological agriculture in women’s hands is a solution not just to the malnutrition crisis, but also the climate crisis.
On 15 February the European Parliament in Strasbourg approved the free trade agreement CETA, (Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement) between the EU and Canada. The signing of this international trade agreement as a provisionary measure, constitutes a threat to European...