Seeds of diversity, resilience and freedom
By Dr Vandana Shiva – The Asian Age, 6 December 2017 | Source Swadeshi seeds have been bred for drought tolerance, flood tolerance as well as salt tolerance
Gene drive extinction technology is a war against the planet and biodiversity
Hundreds of millions of dollars are being invested by U.S. Military, companies and foundations on gene drives, a highly controversial technology aimed at genetic extinction. This is what emerges in The Gene Drives Files a set of over 1.200...
Renewal of Glyphosate License in Europe: Deepens the Threat to Health, Environment and Democracy
Today the EU Appeal Committee – consisting of experts from the EU member states and the European Commission – has approved the renewal of glyphosate license for 5 years, with representatives of 18 out of 28 EU member states...
Peddling Poisons, & Selling Seeds Of Suicide
By Dr Vandana Shiva, 24 November 2017 | Source Two Decades of Monsanto’s Illegal Actions, Frauds and Crimes in India
Celebrating Seed Freedom and Agroecology – Indonesia
In October 2017, commemorating World Food Day, Navdanya and JAGA Indonesia organized an agroecology mobilization tour in collaboration with local partners in continuation to the mobilization kicked off in 2014 with Dr. Vandana Shiva’s visit to Indonesia and subsequently...
New Study Shows Glyphosate Contaminates Soils – Half of Europe At Risk
By Ruchi Shroff, 19 October 2017 Pesticides, once used, do not dissolve into thin air, but persist in the environment, contaminating soil, air and water.
Vandana Shiva at Agriculture Week in Bergamo
In lead to the G7 to be held in Begamo, Vandana Shiva was invited by BioDistretto Agricoltura Sociale Bergamo, Coldiretti Bergamo and Confagricoltura Bergamo with the support of Bergamo Munciipality and Province. “Il cibo dev’essere democratico” Di Marta...
Our biodiversity, our life, our future
By Dr Vandana Shiva – The Asian Age, 6 October 2017 | Source | Italiano – Deutsch Living systems evolve, adapt and regenerate; they are not engineered.
Bhoomi 2017: Listening to the Mountains & Launch of Poison-free Food and Farming Campaign
On 1st October 2017, Navdanya launched the international campaign for Poison Free Food and Farming at Bhoomi Festival 2017 “Listening to the Mountains” in New Delhi, which was organised in collaboration with India International Centre. Communities in the Alps...
How agricultural chemicals are poisoning our world. And all the (false) myths about them
By Ruchi Shroff – Lifegate, 18 September 2017 | Source A world free from poisonous chemicals is possible. And it’s in our hands. The op-ed by the Director of Navdanya International, the organisation that protects nature, the Earth’s biodiversity...