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The debate over the reform of Argentina’s seed law has pitted transnational corporations that make transgenic seeds against social and rural organisations and academics opposed to the expansion of monoculture in defence of biodiversity and food security.

Over a year ago, the agriculture ministry said it would present a bill to......

By Dr Vandana Shiva, Research Foundation for Science ,Technology and Ecology
6th July 2013
On 5th July, Hon Justice Prabha Sridevi, Chair of the Intellectual Property Appellate Board of India, and Hon Shri DPS Parmar, technical member, dismissed Monsanto’s appeal against the rejection of their patent application to the Patent......

We know that there are many people round the world who enjoy eating white bread. But today, we'd like to give you some facts that may shock and surprise you. It's not only that white bread isn't good for your health, it can actually be a real danger to your......

Read more: The Truth About White Bread!

Maharashtra’s agriculture minister Mr Ramakrishna Vikhe-Patil was recently quoted by DNA as saying that introducing Bt cotton was a mistake. One look at the spate of farmer suicides in the Bt cotton belt of Vidarbha will make the reason for his statement apparent; following the introduction of Bt cotton in......

JOIN ANNADANA AND BIJADANA TO REBUILD THE LIVES OF OUR COMMUNITIES IN THE HIMALAYA

Dear friends,

You have all witnessed the tragedy unfolding in Uttrakhand the birth place and home of Navdanya. We know you all want to reach out to the local communities and contribute to their rehabilitation and rejuvenation of their......

PTI New Delhi, June 30, 2013

"Do you want to have an agriculture in which one company controls 95% of seeds?"

This was Union minister Jairam Ramesh's poser to experts in the areas of nutrition and agriculture in New Delhi as he doubted whether the move to link both the sectors will......