Seed, Bija in Sanskrit, Shido in Japanese, Zhangzi in Chinese, Seme in Italian, Semilla in Spanish, Semence in French, Der Saat in German, is the source of life and the first link in the food chain. Control over seed means a control over our lives, our food and our freedom.
Corporations like Monsanto have created a seed emergency, a seed emergency through patents on seeds, seed monopolies, biopiracy genetic engineering and creation of non renewable sterile seeds. Seed monopolies have pushed 250,000 farmers to commit suicide in India. After contaminating farmer’s seeds and crops, Monsanto sues farmers “for stealing their gene”, putting the polluter pays principle on its head, and making it the polluter gets paid principle.
The multidimensional emergency created by patents on seeds and GMOs needs a global collective response. Join the Global campaign on Seed Freedom to stop the corporate hijack of seed and with it, the hijack of our freedom and our future.
SEED IS A SOURCE OF LIFE
Seed is the self urge of life to express itself, in her diverse expression, her abundance, her permanent renewal and rejuvenation. Altering the genetics of a seeds to create GMOs means disrupting the most natural expression of life itself.
SEED IS THE FIRST LINK
Seed is the first link and the starting of the food chain. Control over seed is therefore control over the entire food chain. Multinational gene giants want to control the food process by introducing GMOs in the food chain.
SEED IS SELF RENEWABLE
A seed renews itself over time as it grows into a crop, from which comes a new seed. Unlike normal seeds GMOs are not self renewable. Therefore the use of GMOs not only destroys seed sovreignity but also compromises seed freedom.
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