Avoid ‘miracle’ rice

On July 21, 2016

Not only do these indigenous alternatives based on women’s knowledge provide more Vitamin A than golden rice ever will, and at a lower cost, but also provide multiple other nutrients […]

Ecuador – Seeds and Food Sovereignty at Risk

On July 19, 2016

A statement from the civil society of Ecuador regarding new seed laws: We, representatives of farmers, indigenous people, afro-descendants […]

The Reason For Farmer Suicides in Punjab Lies Not in the Whitefly But in Bt Cotton

On July 18, 2016

By Dr Vandana Shiva – The Citizen, 17 July 2016 Image: Farmer Darshan Singh plucks cotton from his damaged Bt […]

The Corporate War Against The Planet, People and Democracy

On July 15, 2016

Related Campaigns Monsanto Tribunal and People’s Assembly The Hague, 14th – 16th October 2016 Seed Freedom Call to Action 2016 […]

Remembering The Seeds Of Freedom

On July 9, 2016

By Alice Cunningham* – The Huffington Post, 8 July 2016 Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alice-cunningham/remembering-the-seeds-of-_b_10742950.html In America’s early days, the nation’s founders required […]

All you need to know about the GM food controversy

On July 9, 2016

By Vidya Venkat – The Hindu, 9 July Source: http://thehindu.com/sci-tech/all-you-need-to-know-about-the-gm-food-controversy/article8824771.ece A letter to Greenpeace endorsed by over 100 Nobel Laureates […]

Biodiversity , GMOs, & Gene Drives of the Militarised Mind

On July 7, 2016

A scientific assessment would tell us that plants evolve resistance to herbicides because they have intelligence, and they evolve.

What the Nigerian National Confab Agreed to on Biosafety and GMOs

On July 5, 2016

By Nnimmo Bassey – Premium Times, 4 July 2016 Nnimmo Bassey Source: http://opinion.premiumtimesng.com/2016/07/04/nigerian-national-confab-agreed-biosafety-gmos-nnimmo-bassey/ During the 2014 Nigerian National Conference (Confab), […]

Bija Swaraj is our Birthright

On June 27, 2016

Bija Swaraj is our Birthright and we shall defend it with our life. For Seed is life and without the seed their can be no life. It is a gift of Mother Nature that has sustained the Indian civilisation […]