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Stolen Harvest: The Hijacking of the Global Food Supply
For the farmer, the seed is not merely the source of future plants and food; it is a vehicle through which culture and history can be preserved and spread to future generations. For centuries, farmers have evolved crops and produced an incredible diversity of plants that provide life-sustaining nutrition. In India alone, the ingenuity of farmers has produced over 200,000 varieties of rice, many of which now line store shelves around the world. This productive tradition, however, is under attack
Book Details
- Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
- Publish Date: Jan 14th, 2016
- Pages: 152
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 8.40in - 5.50in - 0.30in - 0.40lb
- EAN: 9780813166551
- Categories: • Environmental Conservation & Protection - General• Industries - Agribusiness• Agriculture - Sustainable Agriculture
About the Author
Shiva, Vandana: - Vandana Shiva is the director of Navdanya in India. A physicist, philosopher, and feminist, she is the author of more than twenty books and the recipient of more than twenty international awards.
Praise for this book
" Stolen Harvest is an unremitting indictment of genetic engineering, on moral, cultural, and economic grounds, especially as it applies to the third world." -- New York Review of Books
"Shiva has devoted her life to fighting for the rights of ordinary people in India. Her fierce intellect and her disarmingly friendly, accessible manner have made her a valuable advocate for people all over the developing world." -- Ms. Magazine
"A leading thinker who has eloquently blended her views on the environment, agriculture, spirituality, and women's rights into a powerful philosophy." -- Utne Reader
"The South's best known environmentalist." -- New Internationalist