“Stop BAYER / MONSANTO” days of action in Germany
Along with the Coalition against Bayer Dangers, IFOAM Organics International, Colabora and many others, Navdanya organised a “Stop Bayer / Monsanto” mobilization in Germany from 25-29 of April 2017.
Satyagraha Yatra 2017, a pilgrimage for Seed Freedom and Food Freedom
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).
Olympic Seed Freedom Festival
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...
The Monsanto Tribunal’s Legal Opinion reinforces movements’ struggle for basic human rights
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....
Monsanto illegally Introduces Round Up Resistant GMO Cotton in India
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...
Keep food diverse. It’s healthy
By Dr Vandana Shiva – The Asian Age, 29 March 2017 Most of the chronic diseases of our times are “food style” diseases.
CETA: the EU says Yes, now it is up to local Parliaments
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...
Launch of the European Citizens’ Initiative to #StopGlyphosate
Sign the European Citizen’s Initiative here A group of activists gathered this morning in Rome at the Colosseum for the launch of the European Citizen’s Initiative against glyphosate, one of the most widely used herbicide in the world, which...
Navdanya International Report on Monsanto Tribunal and People’s Assembly in The Hague
Navdanya International co-organised, along with multiple civil society organizations, the Monsanto Tribunal and People’s Assembly which took place in The Hague from 14th to 16th October 2016. While The Monsanto Tribunal was set to hold Monsanto accountable for their...
Written ‘CETA’ – Spelled ‘TTIP’
By Manlio Masucci CETA: HERE’S HOW U.S. MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS WOULD OBTAIN THE SAME PRIVILEGES AS IN THE TTIP. THE CASE OF GLYPHOSATE AND ITALIAN PASTA Written ‘CETA’ – Spelled ‘TTIP’ According to the latest report from the Transnational Institute...