Boon for farmers: Bt cotton is also cotton, rules HC

On July 26, 2016

A division bench of the HC of Karnataka dismissed an appeal by ABLE, which had claimed that ‘Bt cotton seeds’ are not really ‘cotton seeds’ […]

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 […]

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 […]

‘Udta Punjab’ Opens Our Eyes To Green Revolution’s Toxic Legacy

On June 26, 2016

The drug menace in Punjab is one aspect of the seeds of discontent of the Green Revolution

Modi, Monsanto, Bayer And Cargill: Doing Business or Corporate Imperialism?

On June 24, 2016

By Colin Todhunter – Countercurrents.org, 24 June 2016 Source: http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/06/24/modi-monsanto-bayer-and-cargill-doing-business-or-corporate-imperialism/ Describing itself as a major ‘global communications, stakeholder engagement and business strategy’ […]

Cow Urine Kills Farm Pests in India’s First Fully Organic State

On June 23, 2016

By Bibhudatta Pradhan – Bloomberg, 23 June 2016 Photographer: Prashanth Vishwanathan/Bloomberg SOURCE: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-06-22/killing-pests-with-cow-urine-india-farms-go-full-organic Nimtshreng Lepcha seeps medicinal leaves in cow urine and […]

Six Points in Defense of Native Indian Mustard

On June 21, 2016

1. Mustard is central to India’s food culture. The Technical Expert Committee of the Supreme Court has clearly recommended that there […]

Navdanya partners with VNSSM and CICR to make Maharashtra suicide, poison and debt free

On June 18, 2016

Navdanya, 18 June 2016 With the aim of giving more options to dry land Vidarbha farmers and promoting organic farming replacing […]

The great seed piracy

On June 17, 2016

Besides taking control of the seeds of farmers in CGIAR seed banks, Bill Gates (along with the Rockefeller Foundation) is investing heavily in collecting seeds from across the world and […]