Navdanya – India

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 sovereignty, food 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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• Guard against new ways of colonisation: Vandana Shiva
• Navdanya’s Earth Journey to Garhwal
• Inside Navdanya Farm – Regenerative Agriculture Gathering
• Vasundhara – Navdanya’s Gathering of Farmers
• International Biodiversity Congress
• Diverse Women of the World Resolve to Defend Biological and Cultural Diversity through Non-violence
• Women’s Biodiversity Festival & Launch of “Our Bread, Our Freedom” Campaign
• A-Z of Agroecology, Biodiversity & Organic Food Systems 2018 – Highlights
• Letter to Prime Minister of India on illegal GMO imports & planting of Roundup Resistant Bt Cotton
• Launch of Anna Swaraj on Quit India Day
• Anna Swaraj: Movement to Stop Misleading & Unscientific Labelling Law that will Destroy India with Fake Food
• Dr Vandana Shiva submits objection to Bayer-Monsanto Merger
• Seattle, 1999: Diverse Women for Diversity Declaration to WTO
• We need to put nutrition and seeds at the center of security against climate change
• Press Release: Illegal Roundup Ready Flex Bt Cotton and Carcinogen Round-up should be banned: Dr Vandana Shiva
• A – Z of Agroecology & Organic Food Systems 2017 | Highlights
• New Report: Seeds of Hope, Seeds of Resilience
• Navdanya Book – Annam: Food as Health
• Navdanya condemns GEAC decision on GM Mustard – writes to Environment Minister
• Satyagraha Yatra 2017, a pilgrimage for Seed Freedom and Food Freedom – Highlights
• Satyagraha Yatra 2017, a pilgrimage for Seed Freedom and Food Freedom
• Navdanya writes to CCI for rejection of merger of Dow- Dupont
• Monsanto illegally Introduces Round Up Resistant GMO Cotton in India
• Navdanya welcomes CCI order on buyout of Monsanto by Bayer AG
• Taking the People’s Assembly on the “Future of our Food and Future of our Planet” to your communities
• Dr Vandana Shiva submits critique of GM Biosafety report
• People’s Assembly New Delhi: “GM Mustard: Emerging Issues”
• Dr Vandana Shiva’s letter to Indian PM Narendra Modi and other MEPs – Press Coverage & Replies
• Monsanto Quit India- Dr Vandana Shiva writes to members of Parliament of India seeking a ban on Monsanto and GMOs
• Stop Monsanto’s crimes! Indian farmers call for ‘Monsanto Quit India’
• Celebrating International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2016
• Monsanto Quit India at Allahabad
• Bija Swaraj is our Birthright
• Six Points in Defense of Native Indian Mustard
• Navdanya partners with VNSSM and CICR to make Maharashtra suicide, poison and debt free
• A Call to Join Jaivik Kranti (Living Revolution) for Anna Swaraj 2020
• Uganda | GMOs are not for human consumption – Researchers
• Gandhi and Globalisation course gets people from all over the world to Dehradun
• Dal Swaraj Yatra – Pulse of Life Pilgrimage in Uttar Pradesh & Madhya Pradesh
• Basant Panchami: Welcoming Spring, Celebrating Organic Mustard Diversity
• Dr. Vandana Shiva launched Navdanya book — “Pulse of Life: The Rich Biodiversity of Edible Legumes”
• India: no decision on GM food after protests outside meeting venue
• Satyagraha for Gandhi’s Ghani
• Navdanya Solidarity meeting in Bathinda
• Sikkim becomes India’s first organic state
• Sunderlal Bahuguna Anniversary celebration
• Navdanya ‘Pulse of Life’ Campaign Launch
• Prakash Kardaley Memorial Lecture: Environmentalist pitches for organic farming
• Satyagraha for Gandhi’s Ghani – Awareness Campaign Strategy Meeting
• Bt Cotton Seeds of Suicide
• Navdanya launches campaign on Yuva Anna Swaraj (Youth Food Sovereignty) on Children’s day
• Navdanya organises Women of India Organic Exhibition with Ministry of Women and Child Welfare
• Actions for Sarson Satyagraha in Rajasthan — — — 31 October – 3 November 2015
• Dr Vandana Shiva joins farmers’ protest at Jantar Mantar
• Actions for Sarson Satyagraha in Uttar Pradesh — 24 – 27 October 2015
• Navdanya World Food Day Celebrations and Events
• Actions for Sarson Satyagraha in Bihar and Jharkhand | 6 – 11 October 2015
• Touch the Earth – Soil Yatra — “A pilgrimage towards a nonviolent relationship with soil”
• Farmers celebrate the Day of Corn at Navdanya
• A-Z of Agroecology and Organic Food Systems – 2015
• Day 5 at ‘A Z on agroecology’ at Navdanya Earth University
• Green activist roots for food freedom, rights of farmers
• GMO Biopiracy of Banana – Connecting the dots…
• We Don’t Want No Pirate Banana (Feat. New Delhi PeaceJam Conference attendees)
• Mahila Anna Swaraj – Food Sovereignty in Women’s Hands – Overview
• Sugarcane and Gur Festival Inauguration – Photos & Articles
• Gandhi, Globalization and Earth Democracy – Photos & Report
• India’s Agriculture Minister Releases new book “Wealth per Acre”
• Bhoomi 2014
• GMO Banana Petition – Letter to Prime Minister of India
• A-Z of Agroecology and Organic Food Systems – 2014
• Navdanya Organic Farm
• Campaign Meeting for Seed Freedom

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	Date/Time	Event
	21/11/2021 - 24/11/2021 All Day	Gandhi, Globalisation and Earth Democracy
	01/10/2021 - 14/10/2021 All Day	Return to Earth: AZ of Biodiversity, Agroecology, Regenerative Organic Food System
	12/08/2021 All Day	Ecological Happiness
	01/08/2021 - 31/08/2022 All Day	Youth leadership for Earth Democracy
	05/06/2021 All Day	Education for Making Peace with the Earth
	27/05/2021 All Day	Earth’s Health, Women’s Health
	15/04/2021 - 17/04/2021 All Day	Soil not oil: regenerating Biodiversity and soil to address Climate change
	20/03/2021 All Day	Biodiversity as a Bridge to Happiness
	08/03/2021 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm	Earth Rising, Women Rising – Regenerating the earth, Seeding the future: A conversation with Dr Vandana Shiva
	06/03/2021 - 08/03/2021 All Day	Earth Democracy & Ecofeminism: The Creative Power of Nature & Women
	01/03/2021 - 03/03/2021 All Day	From Water Wars to Water Peace: Ecological Solution to the Water Emergency
	13/02/2021 - 15/02/2021 All Day	Earth Democracy, Biodiversity and Rights of Seeds
	07/02/2021 8:30 pm - 10:30 pm	The Future of Diversity, Justice and Freedom
	12/01/2021 - 14/01/2021 All Day	Earth Democracy, Living Soil & Rights of the Land Navdanya – Doon Valley Biodiversity Farm/Bija Vidyapeeth Dehradun India
	17/12/2020 - 19/12/2020 All Day	Earth Democracy School: Creating Living Economies, Living Democracy and Living Cultures Navdanya – Doon Valley Biodiversity Farm/Bija Vidyapeeth Dehradun India
	01/11/2020 - 04/11/2020 All Day	Ahimsa and Satyagraha – Non Violence, Compassion and Truth for Justice and Peace in Society and with the Earth Navdanya – Doon Valley Biodiversity Farm/Bija Vidyapeeth Dehradun India
	05/10/2020 - 11/10/2020 All Day	Return to Earth: A-Z of Earth Democracy, Agroecology and Regenerative Agriculture - Living Solutions to Health, Food and Climate Emergency Navdanya – Doon Valley Biodiversity Farm/Bija Vidyapeeth Dehradun India
	17/04/2020 - 19/04/2020 All Day	Earth Democracy: Protecting the Rights of People & Mother Earth in times of Extinction Navdanya – Doon Valley Biodiversity Farm/Bija Vidyapeeth Dehradun India
	03/04/2020 - 05/04/2020 All Day	Annam : Food for Health Navdanya – Doon Valley Biodiversity Farm/Bija Vidyapeeth Dehradun India
	06/03/2020 - 08/03/2020 All Day	Ecofeminism: The Creative Power of Nature & Women Navdanya – Doon Valley Biodiversity Farm/Bija Vidyapeeth Dehradun India
	22/02/2020 - 29/02/2020 All Day	Akshat: a festival of rice diversity Navdanya Organic Slow Food Restaurant and Shop New Delhi India
	14/02/2020 - 16/02/2020 All Day	Soil Not Oil: Living Solutions with the Living Earth to Climate Chaos & Hunger Navdanya – Doon Valley Biodiversity Farm/Bija Vidyapeeth Dehradun India
	13/10/2019 - 17/10/2019 12:00 am	Earth Journey Garhwal Navdanya – Doon Valley Biodiversity Farm/Bija Vidyapeeth Dehradun India
	09/10/2019 - 11/10/2019 All Day	Gandhi Earth Journey with Navdanya Navdanya – Doon Valley Biodiversity Farm/Bija Vidyapeeth Dehradun India
	02/10/2019 - 09/10/2019 All Day	Gandhi Globalisation and Gross National Happiness Navdanya – Doon Valley Biodiversity Farm/Bija Vidyapeeth Dehradun India
	01/10/2019 All Day	Bhoomi 2019 - Ahimsa: In Gandhi's Footsteps, Making Peace with the Earth India International Centre New Delhi India
	06/09/2019 10:00 am - 2:30 pm	Workshop - Beyond Corporate Driven Industrial Agriculture to Climate Resilient Agroecology: For a Hunger-Free, Suicide-Free, Poison-Free Republic Constitution Club of India New Delhi India
	01/09/2019 - 30/09/2019 All Day	A-Z of Biodiversity, Agroecology & Organic Food Systems Navdanya – Doon Valley Biodiversity Farm/Bija Vidyapeeth Dehradun India
	01/06/2019 - 03/06/2019 All Day	Earth Democracy Navdanya – Doon Valley Biodiversity Farm/Bija Vidyapeeth Dehradun India
	09/03/2019 - 11/03/2019 All Day	Eco Feminism - Shakti Navdanya – Doon Valley Biodiversity Farm/Bija Vidyapeeth Dehradun India
	10/10/2018 - 17/10/2018 All Day	Earth Journey to Garhwal Garhwal Garhwal India
	07/10/2018 - 08/10/2018 All Day	Regenerative Agriculture Gathering Navdanya – Doon Valley Biodiversity Farm/Bija Vidyapeeth Dehradun India
	05/10/2018 All Day	Vasundhara - Navdanya's Gathering of Farmers Navdanya – Doon Valley Biodiversity Farm/Bija Vidyapeeth Dehradun India
	04/10/2018 - 06/10/2018 All Day	International Biodiversity Congress Forest Research Institute Dehradun India
	02/10/2018 - 03/10/2018 All Day	Women's Biodiversity Festival & Launch of "Our Bread, Our Freedom" Campaign Navdanya – Doon Valley Biodiversity Farm/Bija Vidyapeeth Dehradun India
	01/09/2018 - 30/09/2018 All Day	A-Z of Agroecology, Biodiversity & Organic Food Systems Navdanya – Doon Valley Biodiversity Farm/Bija Vidyapeeth Dehradun India
	09/08/2018 11:00 am - 5:30 pm	Launch of Anna Swaraj on Quit India Day Gandhi Smriti Mandap New Delhi India
	07/08/2018 All Day	India For Safe Food (IFSF) protest outside the office of FSSAI Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) New Delhi India
	05/08/2018 - 12/08/2018 All Day	Earth Journey to Ladakh Ladakh Ladakh India
	13/06/2018 12:00 am	Navdanya's Letter to Fssai on Labelling Law Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) New Delhi India
	06/06/2018 - 11/06/2018 All Day	Earth Journey to Har Ki Dun Har ki Doon Sankari Range India
	04/05/2018 - 06/05/2018 All Day	Soil Not Oil Navdanya – Doon Valley Biodiversity Farm/Bija Vidyapeeth Dehradun India
	06/04/2018 - 08/04/2018 All Day	Annam, Food As Health Navdanya – Doon Valley Biodiversity Farm/Bija Vidyapeeth Dehradun India
	16/03/2018 - 18/03/2018 All Day	Bija, the Seed Navdanya – Doon Valley Biodiversity Farm/Bija Vidyapeeth Dehradun India
	09/03/2018 - 11/03/2018 All Day	Eco Feminism Navdanya – Doon Valley Biodiversity Farm/Bija Vidyapeeth Dehradun India
	19/02/2018 - 25/02/2018 All Day	Javik Kheti - Organic Farming Navdanya – Doon Valley Biodiversity Farm/Bija Vidyapeeth Dehradun India
	30/10/2017 - 09/11/2017 All Day	Gandhi, Globalisation & GNH Navdanya – Doon Valley Biodiversity Farm/Bija Vidyapeeth Dehradun India
	25/10/2017 - 27/10/2017 12:00 am	Earth Journey to Ghanerao, Rajasthan
	02/10/2017 - 08/10/2017 All Day	Earth Journeys to the Himalayas: Kedar Valley, Garwhal Kedar Valley Garwhal India
	01/10/2017 9:30 am - 10:30 pm	Bhoomi 2017: Listening to the Mountains India International Centre New Delhi India
	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
	01/07/2017 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm	Biodiversity & Cultural Diversity Bon Appetit Restaurant Leh India
	01/07/2017 - 07/07/2017 All Day	Earth Journeys to the Himalayas: Journey to Ladakh Ladakh Ladakh India
	05/06/2017 - 16/06/2017 All Day	Earth Journeys to the Himalayas - Bhutan with the GNH Centre
	22/05/2017 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm	Annam: Food as Health India International Centre New Delhi India
	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
	13/04/2017 - 23/04/2017 All Day	Satyagraha Yatra 2017, a pilgrimage for Seed Freedom and Food Freedom Meerut Meerut India
	07/04/2017 - 09/04/2017 All Day	Earth Journeys – Weekend Festivals: Kanak, Wheat Harvest Festival Navdanya – Doon Valley Biodiversity Farm/Bija Vidyapeeth Dehradun India
	20/03/2017 All Day	Commemoration of 100 years of Champaran Satyagraha Champaran Champaran India
	11/03/2017 - 13/03/2017 All Day	Earth Journeys – Weekend Festivals: Holi the Festival of Colours Navdanya – Doon Valley Biodiversity Farm/Bija Vidyapeeth Dehradun India
	08/03/2017 - 13/03/2017 All Day	Organic Retreat Navdanya – Doon Valley Biodiversity Farm/Bija Vidyapeeth Dehradun India
	03/03/2017 - 05/03/2017 All Day	Ecofeminism Navdanya – Doon Valley Biodiversity Farm/Bija Vidyapeeth Dehradun India
	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
	03/02/2017 12:00 am	Soil Not Oil Navdanya – Doon Valley Biodiversity Farm/Bija Vidyapeeth Dehradun India
	01/02/2017 All Day	Basant Panchami – The Colour of Spring at Navdanya Navdanya – Doon Valley Biodiversity Farm/Bija Vidyapeeth Dehradun India
	29/11/2016 12:00 am	Remembering the Bhopal Gas Genocide and Call for Organic India
	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
	12/11/2016 - 13/11/2016 All Day	Living Food: Reclaiming our forgotten food diversity Navdanya – Doon Valley Biodiversity Farm/Bija Vidyapeeth Dehradun India
	19/10/2016 All Day	People's Assembly in Agastyamuni for Organic Uttaranchal Agastyamuni Agastyamuni India
	16/10/2016 All Day	Rice Harvest Festival on World Food Day Navdanya – Doon Valley Biodiversity Farm/Bija Vidyapeeth Dehradun India
	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
	01/10/2016 9:30 am - 8:00 pm	Bhoomi Festival India International Centre New Delhi India
	30/09/2016 3:30 pm - 6:00 pm	GM Mustard: Emerging Issues
	20/09/2016 - 24/09/2016 All Day	Monsanto Quit India - Letters to Members of Indian Parliament Lok Sabha New Delhi India
	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
	08/09/2016 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm	Monsanto Quit India - Letter to PMO new delhi Delhi India
	06/09/2016 All Day	People's Assembly in Bundelkhand Bundelkhand Jhansi India
	03/09/2016 All Day	People's Assemby in Haryana
	25/08/2016 All Day	People's Assembly in Bihar Bihar Shahpur Patori India
	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
	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
	09/08/2016 All Day	Monsanto Quit India at Allahabad Swaraj Vidyapeeth Allahabad India
	01/07/2016 - 03/07/2016 All Day	The Mango Festival - AMRAPALI Navdanya – Doon Valley Biodiversity Farm/Bija Vidyapeeth Dehradun India
	22/05/2016 All Day	Navdanya celebrates International Biodiversity Day Navdanya – Doon Valley Biodiversity Farm/Bija Vidyapeeth Dehradun India
	21/05/2016 9:30 am - 2:00 pm	A Call to Join Jaivik Kranti (Living Revolution) for Anna Swaraj 2020
	10/05/2016 - 13/05/2016 All Day	Navdanya at Agroecology Learning Experience - Uganda St. Jude Family Project & Rural Training Centre Masaka Uganda
	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
	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
	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
	12/03/2016 - 14/03/2016 All Day	Ayurveda in daily life Navdanya – Doon Valley Biodiversity Farm/Bija Vidyapeeth Dehradun India
	12/02/2016 All Day	Basant Panchami - Celebration of the coming of Spring at Navdanya Navdanya – Doon Valley Biodiversity Farm/Bija Vidyapeeth Dehradun India
	11/02/2016 11:00 am - 11:30 am	Press Conference with Dr. Vandana Shiva & "Pulse of Life" Book Launch Biofach Messezentrum 1 Germany
	05/02/2016 - 16/02/2016 All Day	Pulse of Life Pilgrimage in Uttar Pradesh & Madhya Pradesh - Dal Swaraj Yatra Varanasi Varanasi India
	05/02/2016 - 07/02/2016 All Day	National Permaculture Convergence – India Telangana Agricultural University Hyderabad India
	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
	29/01/2016 - 30/01/2016 All Day	Satyagraha for Gandhi's Ghani in Wardha Bapu Kuti Sevagram India
	24/01/2016 All Day	Navdanya Solidarity meeting in Chugge Kalan Chugge Kalan, Bathinda Bathinda India
	14/01/2016 All Day	Navdanya celebrates Winter Festival: Makar Sankranti Navdanya – Doon Valley Biodiversity Farm/Bija Vidyapeeth Dehradun India
	09/01/2016 All Day	Sunder Bahuguna Anniversary celebration Tea Estate Dehradun India
	05/01/2016 - 06/01/2016 All Day	Meeting with farmers in Arunachal Pradesh for Annaswaraj (Food Sovereignty) Arunachal Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh India