Seed Sovereignty, Food Security: Women in the Vanguard of the Fight against GMOs and Corporate Agriculture

by Vandana Shiva (Editor)

Overview

In this unique anthology, women from around the world write about the movement to change the current, industrial paradigm of how we grow our food. As seed keepers and food producers, as scientists, activists, and scholars, they are dedicated to renewing a food system that is better aligned with ecological processes as well as human health and global social justice. Seed Sovereignty, Food Security is an argument for just that—a reclaiming of traditional methods of agricultural practice in order to secure a healthy, nourishing future for all of us. Whether tackling the thorny question of GMO safety or criticizing the impact of big agribusiness on traditional communities, these women are in the vanguard of defending the right of people everywhere to practice local, biodiverse, and organic farming as an alternative to industrial agriculture.

Contents

• Seed Sovereignty, Food Security VANDANA SHIVA
• Fields of Hope and Power FRANCES MOORE LAPPÉ & ANNA LAPPÉ
• The Ethics of Agricultural Biotechnology BETH BURROWS
• Food Politics, the Food Movement and Public Health MARION NESTLE
• Autism and Glyphosate: Connecting the Dots STEPHANIE SENEFF
• The New Genetics and Dangers of GMOs MAE-WAN HO
• Seed Emergency: Germany SUSANNE GURA
• GM Soy as Feed for Animals Affects Posterity IRINA ERMAKOVA & ALEXANDER BARANOFF
• Seeds in France TIPHAINE BURBAN
• Kokopelli vs. Graines Baumaux BLANCHE MAGARINOS-REY
• If People Are Asked, They Say NO to GMOs FLORIANNE KOECHLIN
• The Italian Context MARIA GRAZIA MAMMUCINI
• The Untold American Revolution: Seed in the US DEBBIE BARKER
• Reviving Native Sioux Agriculture Systems SUZANNE FOOTE
• In Praise of the Leadership of Indigenous Women WINONA LADUKE
• Moms Across America: Shaking up the System ZEN HONEYCUTT
• Seed Freedom and Seed Sovereignty: Bangladesh Today FARIDA AKHTER
• Monsanto and Biosafety in Nepal KUSUM HACHHETHU
• Sowing Seeds of Freedom VANDANA SHIVA
• The Loss of Crop Genetic Diversity in the Changing World TEWOLDE BERHAN GEBRE EGZIABHER & SUE EDWARDS
• Seed Sovereignty and Ecological Integrity in Africa MARIAM MAYET
• Conserving the Diversity of Peasant Seeds ANA DE ITA
• Celebrating the Chile Nativo ISAURA ANDALUZ
• Seed Saving and Women in Peru PATRICIA FLORES
• The Seeds of Liberation in Latin America SANDRA BAQUEDANO & SARA LARRAÍN
• The Other Mothers and the Fight against GMOs in Argentina ANA BROCCOLI
• Seeding Knowledge: Australia SUSAN HAWTHORNE

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781623170288
Publisher:	North Atlantic Books
Publication date:	02/02/2016
Pages:	424
Sales rank:	798,079
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

Vandana Shiva is a physicist, world-renowned environmental thinker and activist, and a tireless crusader for economic, food, and gender justice. She is the author and editor of many influential books, including Making Peace with the Earth, Earth Democracy, Soil Not Oil, Staying Alive, Stolen Harvest, Water Wars, and Globalization's New Wars. Dr. Shiva is the recipient of more than twenty international awards, among them the Right Livelihood Award (1993); the John Lennon-Yoko Ono Grant for Peace (2008); The Sydney Peace Prize (2010); and the Calgary Peace Prize (Canada, 2011). In addition, she is a board member of the World Future Council and one of the leaders and board members of the International Forum on Globalization (whose other members include Jerry Mander, Edward Goldsmith, Ralph Nader, and Jeremy Rifkin). She travels frequently to speak at conferences around the world.

Table of Contents

Seed Sovereignty, Food Security Vandana Shiva vii

International: Reflections on the Broken Paradigm

Fields of Hope and Power Frances Moore Lappé Anna Lappé 3

The Ethics of Agricultural Biotechnology Beth Burrows 43

Food Politics, the Food Movement, and Public Health Marion Nestle 65

Autism and Glyphosate: Connecting the Dots Stephanie Seneff 77

The New Genetics and Dangers of GMOs Mae-Wan Ho 105

Global North

Seed Emergency: Germany Susanne Gura 119

GM Soy as Feed for Animals Affects Posterity Irina Ermakova Alexander Baranov 129

Seeds in France Tiphaine Burban 133

Kokopelli v. Graines Baumaux Blanche Magarinos-Rey 149

If People Are Asked, They Say NO to GMOs Florianne Koechlin 171

The Italian Context Maria Grazia Mammucini 175

The Untold American Revolution: Seed in the United States Debbie Barker 185

Reviving Native Sioux Agricultural Systems Suzanne Foote 209

In Praise of the Leadership of Indigenous Women Winona LaDuke 215

Celebrating the Chile Nativo Isaura Andaluz 237

Moms Across America: Shaking Up the System Zen Honeycutt 249

Global South

Seed Freedom and Seed Sovereignty: Bangladesh Today Farid Aakhter 255

Monsanto and Biosafety in Nepal Kusum Hachhethu 275

Sowing Seeds of Freedom Vandana Shiva 287

The Loss of Crop Genetic Diversity in the Changing World Tewolde Berhan Gebre Egziabher Sue Edwards 297

Seed Sovereignty and Ecological Integrity in Africa Mariam Mayet 303

Conserving the Diversity of Peasant Seeds Ana De Ita 327

Seed Saving and Women in Peru Patricia Flores 341

The Seeds of Liberation in Latin America Sandra Baquedano Jer Sara Larraín 347

The Other Mothers and the Fight against GMOs in Argentina Ana Broccoli 361

Seeding Knowledge: Australia Susan Hawthorne 377

Contributors 393

About the Editor 401