We present a compendium of quality, robust, indexed peer-reviewed articles that provide scientific evidence of the damage caused by pesticides to pollinators – particularly  honeybees. The selection of articles comes out of a collective effort, including contributions from beekeepers and social organizations, as well as recommendations by researchers. The topics covered by the studies on […]

There are over 20,000 species of bee of which the domestic honey bee is just one. They are all pollinators and are responsible for the majority of crop pollination. [1] Most pollinators are wild but a few species of bees can be managed, such as honeybees (Apis mellifera, Apis cerana), some bumblebees and a few […]

  On Earth Day, April 22nd, Navdanya International, Naturaleza de Derechos, Health of Mother Earth Foundation – HOMEF, with over 500 organisations from 50 countries, networks and individuals from all over the world, launched a Planetary Communique and a call for urgent action where the health and wellbeing of all peoples and the planet are […]

Bill Gates who became a billionaire through the deregulation of corporate globalisation is now leading the recolonization of Indian and African agriculture. The report unveils the real motives of Bill Gates. By Dr. Vandana Shiva, Prerna Anilkumar, Urvee Ahluwalia © Navdanya/RFSTE, 2020 First Edition 2020 Download pdf  

By Salvatore Ceccarelli – Extract from Navdanya International Report The Future of Food – Farming with Nature, Cultivating the Future – November 2019  Orginally published in: Bioversity International (2019) Agrobiodiversity Index Report 2019: risk and resilience. Rome (Italy): Bioversity International 182 p. ISBN: 978-92-9255-125-4: https://hdl.handle.net/10568/100820 – Reproduced with the author’s permission KEY MESSAGES: Crop diversity […]

By Nadia El-Hage Scialabba – Extract from Navdanya International Report The Future of Food – Farming with Nature, Cultivating the Future – November 2019  „First they ignore you. Then they laugh at you. Then they fight you. Then you win.“ (Mahatma Gandhi)   Introduction  Purpose. This chapter reviews the state of affairs in food and […]

The report brings together international experts and gathers evidence of global resistance against the industrial agrifood system, as well as examples of good ecological practices among farmers, local communities and civil society organizations, as part of Navdanya International’s campaign for Poison-free Food and Farming. In continuation of the work of the International Commission on the […]

Seed is the basis of food and agriculture. Seed Sovereignty is the foundation of food sovereignty. Corporations that made war chemicals introduced these chemicals as agrichemicals. In the first Green Revolution they changed the seeds to adapt to chemicals. In the second Green Revolution they tried to own and control the seed itself through genetic […]

Engagement um die 6. Massenausrottung und die Klimakatastrophe durch ökologische Gemeinschaften ohne Giftstoffe und frei von fossilen Brennstoffen vorzubeugen– Die Zeichen sind laut und klar. Von der Erde. Von verschiedenen Spezien. Von Insekten. Von der Wissenschaft. Von Frauen. Von Kindern. Von einheimischen Gemeinschaften. Von der Zunahme an Krankheiten in unserem Alltag. Das Leben auf diesem […]

Biodiversity for a Healthy Planet and Healthy People Extract from the Manifesto Food for Health – Cultivating Biodiversity, Cultivating Health Graphic Project: Navdanya International Design & Print: PRINTFORCE First edition, March 2019 Download Pdf