Seed Sovereignty, Food Security

Seed Sovereignty, Food Security Synopsis

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