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Bringing the Earth & Biodiversity to the Heart of Agriculture

Each of us, whether we are farmers or eaters, faces a choice between two food systems. One is an industrial system based on globalised
cooperate control, chemicals and poisons, GMO and patent monopolies & fossil fuels which is contributing to......


As 2017 begins and we flounder in our mad rush to force all of India into a digital economy overnight, it is worth pausing and reflecting on what the digital economy is, who controls the platforms and lines as well as some basic concepts about money and technology which have......


In the splendid auditorium of the India International Centre (a 1960s building commissioned by India’s first Prime Minister, it has much in common in both design and the crowd it attracts with London’s Barbican Centre), Vandana Shiva is introducing the final act of Bhoomi 2016, the annual festival held by......



Join us for an organic retreat to learn about the gifts of biodiversity and the knowledge, power and resilience of women.
Celebrate Holi with our natural colours and natural foods.

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In remembrance of the Bhopal gas genocide, Navdanya along with other civil society organisations is organising a People’s Assembly against Dow/DuPont. This will an assesment of Dow/DuPont's crimes; genocide and ecocide against the people of Bhopal.

This is the 32nd anniversary year of the struggle for Bhopal and we together are......


Introduction:

The word “Ayurveda” roughly translates as “The Science of Long Life”.

This approach to our physical and mental well being is based on centuries old wisdom complied through extensive observation and experimentation by sages and scholars. The emphasis is on “well being”.

Ayurveda gives us a detailed understanding of how our bodies......


Holding multinational companies (MNCs) responsible for the “present agrarian crisis” that has forced over three lakh farmers to commit suicide in the last two decades, environmentalists and activists on Monday sought a NHRC probe into the “epidemic”.

Vandana Shiva of Navdanya and Krishan Bir Chaudhary of the Bhartiya Krishak Samaj submitted......


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About Navdanya

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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