It has become crucial to defend seeds. In the past 20 or 30 years, what was once seen as normal – peasant farmers growing, selecting, saving and exchanging seeds – has come under attack from corporations seeking to control and commodify the very basis of agriculture.
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On 19-20 February, Shumei International and Navdanya officially launched theSEED FREEDOM, GARDENS OF HOPE campaign in Japan through a series of special symposiums entitled “Seed, Soil and Food for the Future.” Keynote speakers, Dr. Vandana Shiva, Founder ofNavdanya, and Dr. Elaine Ingham, Chief Scientist......
Read more: Seed Freedom, Gardens of Hope - Campaign in Japan