Publisher's 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
