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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......


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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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