The only responsible decision the European Union can make is to stop the Bayer-Monsanto merger. However, the latest updates from the European Commission don’t seem promising. The deadline for the verdict of the merger between Monsanto and Bayer (which...
By Dr Vandana Shiva – The Asian Age, 9 February 2018 | Source The same chemical industry that brings us toxics in agriculture also controls “modern medicine” based on pharmaceuticals. Across the world, there is an intense contest emerging...
Corporate strategies aimed at appropriating common goods were the subject of a series of conferences and debates with Dr. Vandana Shiva, held in Florence at the end of January 2018 and organized by Navdanya International in collaboration with local...
Bayer and Monsanto have based their application for merger on false claims and misleading information. They are therefore liable to pay penalty.
The toxicity of Pesticides is not only a result of the active principles declared by manufacturing companies, but also of co-formulants, which are often kept hidden or unreported in the authorization and marketing process. The alarm comes from Professor...
An Interview with Dr Vandana Shiva – Roar Magazine, 27 December 2017 | Source In an era of climate change, rejuvenating and regenerating the soil through ecological processes has become a survival imperative for the human species.
By Dr Vandana Shiva – The Asian Age, 26 December 2017 | Source Two decades of corporate driven globalisation has destroyed the biodiversity and cultural diversity of our indigenous food systems.
By Dr Vandana Shiva – The Asian Age, 6 December 2017 | Source Swadeshi seeds have been bred for drought tolerance, flood tolerance as well as salt tolerance
Hundreds of millions of dollars are being invested by U.S. Military, companies and foundations on gene drives, a highly controversial technology aimed at genetic extinction. This is what emerges in The Gene Drives Files a set of over 1.200...
Today the EU Appeal Committee – consisting of experts from the EU member states and the European Commission – has approved the renewal of glyphosate license for 5 years, with representatives of 18 out of 28 EU member states...