Vandana Shiva

Vandana Shiva is an Indian scholar, environmental activist, food sovereignty advocate, ecofeminist and anti-globalisation author. Based in Delhi, Shiva has written more than 20 books. She is often referred as "Gandhi of grain" for her activism associated with anti-GMO movement in India. In 1991 Shiva launched Navdanya, meaning “Nine Seeds,” or “New Gift” in Hindi. The project, part of RFSTE, strove to combat the growing tendency toward monoculture promoted by large corporations.

Navdanya formed over 40 seed banks in India and attempted to educate farmers on the benefits of conserving their unique strains of seed crops. Shiva’s idea was that a decentralized approach to agriculture, based upon a diverse array of locally adapted seeds, would be more likely to weather the vagaries of a changing climate than a system relying on only a few varieties.

She anticipated the danger of the World Trade Organization’s (WTO’s) Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement, which allowed for the patenting of life forms and would therefore make it possible for corporations to essentially require farmers to continue to purchase their seeds after local varieties had been eliminated. She spoke out against the agreement at the 1999 WTO protests in Seattle. Shiva had launched Diverse Women for Diversity

Participation on Humanity Rising

Day027 Dialogue With Vandana Shiva

HR!Day160 City & Community as Living Systems with Consciousness, Culture & Complex Adaptive Dynamics

HR!Day161 City & Community Governance Principles & Structures That Support Local Conditions

Day162 Cities Rising - Thursday: Generate Ideas To Enable You To Use Tensions in Your City & Community To Best Mutually Serve You Both

HR!Day304 Responding to Code Red for Humanity

Day 312 Sat 9/11 For Unity - A Tribute to Avon Mattison, Peace thru Regeneration

See Also

• Navdanya
• Day001 Global Summit Establishing The Power Of Women In The World
• Cities Rising - Wednesday: City & Community Governance Principles & Structures That Support Local Conditions
• Dr. Jane Goodall & Dr.Vandana Shiva in conversation with Amy Goodman at the IWECI Summit
• #coopconference19​ - 15 Oct. - Keynote Speech - Vandana Shiva
• Youtube Video: "Future of Food: Dictatorship or Democracy?" by Vandana Shiva (One Hour 20 Minutes)
• Interview: 'Bill Gates is continuing the work of Monsanto', Vandana Shiva tells FRANCE 24 (12 Minutes, 15 seconds)
• Opinion: Russell Brand Interview: Vandana Shiva: Bill Gates’s Book Is Rubbish! (15 Minutes)