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Millets have been making a lot of noise lately. These are present in most supermarket stores, especially in their 'healthy foods' sections. While quinoa and brown rice have been making their way to food bowls available for lunch or dinner, several chefs and dieticians in India are focusing on traditional......


As we grow more living carbon through agro-ecology and organic farming, we have more fertile soils that produce more food and hold more water, thus increasing resilience to drought and floods.
 
From Assam, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, where floods displaced 41 million people and killed nearly 500, to......


Navdanya in collaboration with India International Centre invites you to attend a day long festival Bhoomi 2017: ‘Listening to the Mountains’ featuring panels, theatre, dinner, etc.

Venue: Main Auditorium, India International Centre

Date: October 1st, 2017

Time: 10 am to 8 pm

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1st Week - Living Farms, Biodiversity & Agroecology Faculty - DR Vandana Shiva, Dr Av Singh, Narsanna Koppula, DR Vir Singh and Navdanya Team #LivingFarms Dr Vandana Shiva- sessions: Two Paradigms of Food, Two Systems of Agriculture Two Paradigms of Seed & Biodiversity : Industrial Vs Ecological Biodiversity Based productivity; Solution to Hunger and......


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1st August 2017. Dehradun. Navdanya began the annual A-Z Agro-ecology course at the Navdanya Biodiversity Conservatory farm in the Doon Valley. The major theme of this annual course is “A-Z Biodiversity & Agro-ecology and Organic Food System” Over 22 participants from US, UK, Canada, Singapore, Italy, France, and India are......


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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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