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Navdanya in collaboration with Shumei International, Japan would like to invite you to participate on the 20th of November, 2014 at the workshop on Gandhi, Globalization and Earth Democracy to be held at the India International Centre, Conference Room No 2, NewDelhi.


 

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Friends of Navdanya and

Anekant Community Center present

A stimulating afternoon with

Dr. VANDANA SHIVA


Dr. Vandana Shiva is a physicist, recipient of the Alternative Nobel Prize, environmental activist, and author. Named one of the “Seven Most Powerful Women on the Globe” by Forbes......


The minister for agriculture, Shri Radha Mohan Singh, released the book Wealth Per Acre by world famous ecologist Dr Vandana Shiva and Dr Vaibhav Singh to mark World Food Day and 2014 as the International Year for Family Farming.

Talking on the occasion, the minister highlighted the government’s vision......


Between 1990 and 2009 the number of small farms in Switzerland halved and the average farm size doubled. With family farming chosen as the theme for this year's World Food Day, leading activist Vandana Shiva is calling for more support to small farmers.

Shiva is an “earth democracy” activist and founder......


Navdanya joined 100s of activists and citizens at Dilli Haat yesterday where Greenpeace activists organized the preparation of the world's biggest organic ‘baingan ka bharta’ to protest against the introduction of Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India Bill, 2011.

To make this record breaking......


After just a week at Navdanya – Vandana Shiva’s biodiversity conservation farm in Dehradun, northern India, my mind is blown. This place is such haven of peace and tranquility amidst the chaos of India, but it is also buzzing with the enthusiasm of so many active, inspired people from all......


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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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