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Navdanya means “nine seeds” (symbolizing protection of biological and cultural diversity) and also the “new gift” (for seed as commons, based on the right to save and share seeds In today’s context of biological and ecological destruction, seed savers are the true givers of seed. This gift or “dana” of Navadhanyas (nine seeds) is the ultimate gift – it is a gift of life, of heritage and continuity. Conserving seed is conserving biodiversity, conserving knowledge of the seed and its utilization, conserving culture, conserving sustainability.

Navdanya is a network of seed keepers and organic producers spread across 17 states in India.

Navdanya has helped set up 124 community seed banks across the country, trained over 5,00,000 farmers in seed sovereigntyfood sovereignty and sustainable agriculture over the past two decades, and helped setup the largest direct marketing, fair trade organic network in the country.

Navdanya has also set up a learning center, Bija Vidyapeeth (School of the Seed / Earth University) on its biodiversity conservation and organic farm in Doon Valley, Uttarakhand, North India.

Navdanya is actively involved in the rejuvenation of indigenous knowledge and culture. It has created awareness on the hazards of genetic engineering, defended people’s knowledge from biopiracy and food rights in the face of globalisation and climate change.

Navdanya is a women centered movement for the protection of biological and cultural diversity.


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Navdanya – Doon Valley Biodiversity Farm/Bija Vidyapeeth
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Soil Not Oil: Living Solutions with the Living Earth to Climate Chaos & Hunger 14/02/2020 - 16/02/2020

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Earth Journey Garhwal 13/10/2019 - 17/10/2019

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Gandhi Earth Journey with Navdanya 09/10/2019 - 11/10/2019

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Gandhi Globalisation and Gross National Happiness 02/10/2019 - 09/10/2019

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Bhoomi 2019 - Ahimsa: In Gandhi's Footsteps, Making Peace with the Earth 01/10/2019

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Workshop - Beyond Corporate Driven Industrial Agriculture to Climate Resilient Agroecology: For a Hunger-Free, Suicide-Free, Poison-Free Republic 06/09/2019

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A-Z of Biodiversity, Agroecology & Organic Food Systems 01/09/2019 - 30/09/2019

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Dehradun
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Eco Feminism - Shakti 09/03/2019 - 11/03/2019

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Earth Journey to Garhwal 10/10/2018 - 17/10/2018

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Regenerative Agriculture Gathering 07/10/2018 - 08/10/2018

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Vasundhara - Navdanya's Gathering of Farmers 05/10/2018

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International Biodiversity Congress 04/10/2018 - 06/10/2018

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International Biodiversity Congress

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Women's Biodiversity Festival & Launch of "Our Bread, Our Freedom" Campaign 02/10/2018 - 03/10/2018

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Dehradun
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Dehradun
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Earth Journey to Ladakh 05/08/2018 - 12/08/2018

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Navdanya's Letter to Fssai on Labelling Law 13/06/2018

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Earth Journey to Har Ki Dun 06/06/2018 - 11/06/2018

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Soil Not Oil 04/05/2018 - 06/05/2018

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Dehradun
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Eco Feminism 09/03/2018 - 11/03/2018

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Javik Kheti - Organic Farming 19/02/2018 - 25/02/2018

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Javik Kheti - Organic Farming

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Dehradun
India
Gandhi, Globalisation & GNH 30/10/2017 - 09/11/2017

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Gandhi, Globalisation & GNH

Navdanya – Doon Valley Biodiversity Farm/Bija Vidyapeeth
Dehradun
India
Earth Journey to Ghanerao, Rajasthan 25/10/2017 - 27/10/2017

12:00 am
Earth Journey to Ghanerao, Rajasthan
Earth Journeys to the Himalayas: Kedar Valley, Garwhal 02/10/2017 - 08/10/2017

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Earth Journeys to the Himalayas: Kedar Valley, Garwhal

Kedar Valley
Garwhal
India
Bhoomi 2017: Listening to the Mountains 01/10/2017

9:30 am - 10:30 pm
Bhoomi 2017: Listening to the Mountains

India International Centre
New Delhi
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A - Z of Agroecology & Organic Food Systems 2017 01/09/2017 - 30/09/2017

12:00 am
A - Z of Agroecology & Organic Food Systems 2017

Navdanya – Doon Valley Biodiversity Farm/Bija Vidyapeeth
Dehradun
India
Biodiversity & Cultural Diversity 01/07/2017

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Biodiversity & Cultural Diversity

Bon Appetit Restaurant
Leh
India
Earth Journeys to the Himalayas: Journey to Ladakh 01/07/2017 - 07/07/2017

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Earth Journeys to the Himalayas: Journey to Ladakh

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Ladakh
India
Earth Journeys to the Himalayas - Bhutan with the GNH Centre 05/06/2017 - 16/06/2017

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Earth Journeys to the Himalayas - Bhutan with the GNH Centre
Annam: Food as Health 22/05/2017

6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Annam: Food as Health

India International Centre
New Delhi
India
Annam Food as Health - Harvest of Biodiversity 14/04/2017

11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Annam Food as Health - Harvest of Biodiversity

Navdanya Organic Slow Food Restaurant and Shop
New Delhi
India
Satyagraha Yatra 2017, a pilgrimage for Seed Freedom and Food Freedom 13/04/2017 - 23/04/2017

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Satyagraha Yatra 2017, a pilgrimage for Seed Freedom and Food Freedom

Meerut
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India
Earth Journeys – Weekend Festivals: Kanak, Wheat Harvest Festival 07/04/2017 - 09/04/2017

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Earth Journeys – Weekend Festivals: Kanak, Wheat Harvest Festival

Navdanya – Doon Valley Biodiversity Farm/Bija Vidyapeeth
Dehradun
India
Commemoration of 100 years of Champaran Satyagraha 20/03/2017

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Commemoration of 100 years of Champaran Satyagraha

Champaran
Champaran
India
Earth Journeys – Weekend Festivals: Holi the Festival of Colours 11/03/2017 - 13/03/2017

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Earth Journeys – Weekend Festivals: Holi the Festival of Colours

Navdanya – Doon Valley Biodiversity Farm/Bija Vidyapeeth
Dehradun
India
Organic Retreat 08/03/2017 - 13/03/2017

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Organic Retreat

Navdanya – Doon Valley Biodiversity Farm/Bija Vidyapeeth
Dehradun
India
Ecofeminism 03/03/2017 - 05/03/2017

All Day
Ecofeminism

Navdanya – Doon Valley Biodiversity Farm/Bija Vidyapeeth
Dehradun
India
Workshop on making safe and natural colours at Navdanya's Living Food Center 25/02/2017

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Workshop on making safe and natural colours at Navdanya's Living Food Center

Navdanya Headquarters
New Delhi
India
Soil Not Oil 03/02/2017

12:00 am
Soil Not Oil

Navdanya – Doon Valley Biodiversity Farm/Bija Vidyapeeth
Dehradun
India
Basant Panchami – The Colour of Spring at Navdanya 01/02/2017

All Day
Basant Panchami – The Colour of Spring at Navdanya

Navdanya – Doon Valley Biodiversity Farm/Bija Vidyapeeth
Dehradun
India
Remembering the Bhopal Gas Genocide and Call for Organic India 29/11/2016

12:00 am
Remembering the Bhopal Gas Genocide and Call for Organic India
Strategy meeting for Peoples Assembly on Dow/Dupont Ecocide and Genocide 27/11/2016

All Day
Strategy meeting for Peoples Assembly on Dow/Dupont Ecocide and Genocide

Navdanya – Doon Valley Biodiversity Farm/Bija Vidyapeeth
Dehradun
India
Living Food:  Reclaiming our forgotten food diversity 12/11/2016 - 13/11/2016

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Living Food: Reclaiming our forgotten food diversity

Navdanya – Doon Valley Biodiversity Farm/Bija Vidyapeeth
Dehradun
India
People's Assembly in Agastyamuni for Organic Uttaranchal 19/10/2016

All Day
People's Assembly in Agastyamuni for Organic Uttaranchal

Agastyamuni
Agastyamuni
India
Rice Harvest Festival on World Food Day 16/10/2016

All Day
Rice Harvest Festival on World Food Day

Navdanya – Doon Valley Biodiversity Farm/Bija Vidyapeeth
Dehradun
India
Taking the People’s Assembly on the “Future of our Food and Future of our Planet” to your communities 13/10/2016

All Day
Taking the People’s Assembly on the “Future of our Food and Future of our Planet” to your communities

Navdanya – Doon Valley Biodiversity Farm/Bija Vidyapeeth
Dehradun
India
Bhoomi Festival 01/10/2016

9:30 am - 8:00 pm
Bhoomi Festival

India International Centre
New Delhi
India
GM Mustard: Emerging Issues 30/09/2016

3:30 pm - 6:00 pm
GM Mustard: Emerging Issues
Monsanto Quit India - Letters to Members of Indian Parliament 20/09/2016 - 24/09/2016

All Day
Monsanto Quit India - Letters to Members of Indian Parliament

Lok Sabha
New Delhi
India
A-Z of Agroecology & Organic Food Systems — 15 September - 15 October 2016 15/09/2016 - 15/10/2016

All Day
A-Z of Agroecology & Organic Food Systems — 15 September - 15 October 2016

Navdanya – Doon Valley Biodiversity Farm/Bija Vidyapeeth
Dehradun
India
Monsanto Quit India - Letter to PMO 08/09/2016

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Monsanto Quit India - Letter to PMO

new delhi
Delhi
India
People's Assembly in Bundelkhand 06/09/2016

All Day
People's Assembly in Bundelkhand

Bundelkhand
Jhansi
India
People's Assemby in Haryana 03/09/2016

All Day
People's Assemby in Haryana
People's Assembly in Bihar 25/08/2016

All Day
People's Assembly in Bihar

Bihar
Shahpur Patori
India
Living Soil: the soil food web, composting and soil fertility 20/08/2016 - 21/08/2016

All Day
Living Soil: the soil food web, composting and soil fertility

Navdanya – Doon Valley Biodiversity Farm/Bija Vidyapeeth
Dehradun
India
Stop Monsanto’s crimes! Farmers call for Monsanto Quit India and demand of government to not only regulate but ban Bt Cotton 17/08/2016

10:45 am - 1:00 pm
Stop Monsanto’s crimes! Farmers call for Monsanto Quit India and demand of government to not only regulate but ban Bt Cotton

Shastri Bhawan
New Delhi
India
Monsanto Quit India at Allahabad 09/08/2016

All Day
Monsanto Quit India at Allahabad

Swaraj Vidyapeeth
Allahabad
India
The Mango Festival - AMRAPALI 01/07/2016 - 03/07/2016

All Day
The Mango Festival - AMRAPALI

Navdanya – Doon Valley Biodiversity Farm/Bija Vidyapeeth
Dehradun
India
Navdanya celebrates International Biodiversity Day 22/05/2016

All Day
Navdanya celebrates International Biodiversity Day

Navdanya – Doon Valley Biodiversity Farm/Bija Vidyapeeth
Dehradun
India
A Call to Join Jaivik Kranti (Living Revolution) for Anna Swaraj 2020 21/05/2016

9:30 am - 2:00 pm
A Call to Join Jaivik Kranti (Living Revolution) for Anna Swaraj 2020
Navdanya at Agroecology Learning Experience - Uganda 10/05/2016 - 13/05/2016

All Day
Navdanya at Agroecology Learning Experience - Uganda

St. Jude Family Project & Rural Training Centre
Masaka
Uganda
Living Seed: Save your seed and produce your seed 16/04/2016 - 17/04/2016

All Day
Living Seed: Save your seed and produce your seed

Navdanya – Doon Valley Biodiversity Farm/Bija Vidyapeeth
Dehradun
India
Making Peace with the Earth & Each Other: Gandhi, Globalisation & Gross National Happiness 01/04/2016 - 10/04/2016

All Day
Making Peace with the Earth & Each Other: Gandhi, Globalisation & Gross National Happiness

Navdanya – Doon Valley Biodiversity Farm/Bija Vidyapeeth
Dehradun
India
Insects our Friends: Pollinators and friendly insects, Make your own natural pesticide 19/03/2016 - 20/03/2016

All Day
Insects our Friends: Pollinators and friendly insects, Make your own natural pesticide

Navdanya – Doon Valley Biodiversity Farm/Bija Vidyapeeth
Dehradun
India
Ayurveda in daily life 12/03/2016 - 14/03/2016

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Ayurveda in daily life

Navdanya – Doon Valley Biodiversity Farm/Bija Vidyapeeth
Dehradun
India
Basant Panchami - Celebration of the coming of Spring at Navdanya 12/02/2016

All Day
Basant Panchami - Celebration of the coming of Spring at Navdanya

Navdanya – Doon Valley Biodiversity Farm/Bija Vidyapeeth
Dehradun
India
Press Conference with Dr. Vandana Shiva & "Pulse of Life" Book Launch 11/02/2016

11:00 am - 11:30 am
Press Conference with Dr. Vandana Shiva & "Pulse of Life" Book Launch

Biofach
Messezentrum 1
Germany
Pulse of Life Pilgrimage in Uttar Pradesh & Madhya Pradesh - Dal Swaraj Yatra 05/02/2016 - 16/02/2016

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Pulse of Life Pilgrimage in Uttar Pradesh & Madhya Pradesh - Dal Swaraj Yatra

Varanasi
Varanasi
India
National Permaculture Convergence – India 05/02/2016 - 07/02/2016

All Day
National Permaculture Convergence – India

Telangana Agricultural University
Hyderabad
India
Farmers & citizens call to reject GM mustard 05/02/2016

All Day
Farmers & citizens call to reject GM mustard

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change – Indira Paryavaran Bhawan
New Delhi
India
Satyagraha for Gandhi's Ghani in Wardha 29/01/2016 - 30/01/2016

All Day
Satyagraha for Gandhi's Ghani in Wardha

Bapu Kuti
Sevagram
India
Navdanya Solidarity meeting in Chugge Kalan 24/01/2016

All Day
Navdanya Solidarity meeting in Chugge Kalan

Chugge Kalan, Bathinda
Bathinda
India
Navdanya celebrates Winter Festival: Makar Sankranti 14/01/2016

All Day
Navdanya celebrates Winter Festival: Makar Sankranti

Navdanya – Doon Valley Biodiversity Farm/Bija Vidyapeeth
Dehradun
India
Sunder Bahuguna Anniversary celebration 09/01/2016

All Day
Sunder Bahuguna Anniversary celebration

Tea Estate
Dehradun
India
Meeting with farmers in Arunachal Pradesh for Annaswaraj (Food Sovereignty) 05/01/2016 - 06/01/2016

All Day
Meeting with farmers in Arunachal Pradesh for Annaswaraj (Food Sovereignty)

Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
India