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The peasants and farmers of India are the most resilient and independent community I have ever known. They have defended their rights and fought injustice and bounced back after every flood, drought and crop failure.

Why then are they giving up on life today? Why are they committing suicide in such......


"Dear friends,

Navdanya is  getting calls for GMO free, organic seeds  of crops and vegetables from across Nepal which has been devastated by the earthquake  of April 25th.

Within the next month , before the monsoon starts ,farmers must prepare their rice nurseries and sow their millets,beans and vegetables.

Like Navdanya’s community seed......


Seed Freedom and Food Democracy An Open letter to Prime Minister Modi and President Obama from democratic, concerned citizens of India and the US We, as concerned and democratic citizens of India, and the US, welcome the coming together of two of the largest democracies of the world to work......


At least five large seed companies, including Monsanto, Mahyco and BASF, have started field trials of genetically-modified (GM) crops in Maharashtra, which granted permission earlier this year. The companies are focussing on crops such as rice, corn, chickpea and cotton.

Mahyco, for instance, has started carrying out trials for GM rice......


RoundUp is a highly toxic herbicide made by Monsanto, RoundUp Kills Pollinators, RoundUp Runoff is Destroying the

Oceans, RoundUp Destroys

the Soil, RoundUp and GM crops are a recipe for disaster, Research on Cancer has linked

Glyphosate exposure to cancer

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We are the seed keepers, seed breeders and food producers, using our own traditional and indigenous seeds to produce nourishing, nutritious, tasty food, and resilient crops and communities.

Since the last two decades GATT, WTO, World Bank, and corporations have started to highjack our seeds and seed sovereignty.  More than 95%......


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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.

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