{"id":51410,"date":"2026-03-05T19:17:44","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T17:17:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/?p=51410"},"modified":"2026-03-08T13:32:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T11:32:48","slug":"international-womens-day-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/de\/international-womens-day-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"International Women\u2019s Day 2026: Women Defending Seeds and Food \u2013 Two New Films"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><b>Stories of women farmers resisting corporate agriculture and reclaiming food, seed and community.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On this International Women\u2019s Day, we honour the women who defend life at its roots. We stand with the women who keep seeds alive \u2014 and with them, the future of food.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Across India, from the rice cultures of Odisha to the Himalayan highlands and Adivasi forest communities, women are protecting seeds, regenerating soil, and reclaiming food sovereignty from industrial agriculture.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Today, we share two films that document women defending seeds, sovereignty, and life itself.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WbbLXtvN2o0?si=HyrZqdk35jMgsFpK\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/annapurna-a-community-made-film\/\"><b>Annapurna \u2013 Rituals and Resistance of Rice Cultures in India (Trailer)<\/b><\/a><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We are releasing the trailer of Annapurna, a new film that weaves together the voices of women seed keepers, the songs of elders, and the living traditions of Adivasi communities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Narrated through: The voices of women of Odisha in the Bay of Bengal, songs sung by elders of the High Northern Himalayas, and through timeless customs of the Adivasi Community in Chattisgarh. Annapurna, the Goddess of food and abundance is invoked in these stories, bringing to life the sacred in the interconnectedness between seed, food, community and the Earth.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">These farming communities of India mitigate climate change, and reclaim their seed and food sovereignty by keeping these ceremonies alive.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This 35 minute short film is a snippet of the grassroots work, the Navdanya farmers\u2019 movement founded by Dr.Vandana Shiva has been doing for over forty years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Join us in celebrating these communities that have relentlessly fought against structures of colonization and capitalism to keep their way of knowing, living and being alive.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AIHTXtfWkNU?si=DfUzyqjIRYULwaR0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/shakti-women-farmers-and-the-organic-paradigm\/\"><b>Shakti (Full Film)<\/b><\/a><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We are also sharing Shakti, which amplifies the voices of organic women farmers from the Mahila Anna Swaraj (MAS) movement across India, initiated by Navdanya.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The film documents the courage of women who walked away from genetically modified crops and the cycle of debt, dispossession, and tragedy imposed by corporate agriculture. Through their \u201cgardens of hope,\u201d they are restoring biodiversity, rebuilding community health, and strengthening local food sovereignty.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the midst of pandemic, climate crisis, and economic instability, these women demonstrate that agroecology is not only viable \u2014 it is a pathway to autonomy, dignity, and resilience.<\/p>\n<h4><b>Invitation to Collaborate<\/b><\/h4>\n<p>We are organising screenings, submitting Annapurna to festivals, and expanding subtitles to reach wider audiences.<\/p>\n<p>If your organisation would like to host a screening, collaborate on distribution, or support subtitling in additional languages, we would welcome a conversation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/contact-us\/\"><strong>CONTACT US<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stories of women farmers resisting corporate agriculture and reclaiming food, seed and community. 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