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Navdanya is an Earth Centric, Women centric and Farmer led movement for the protection of Biological and cultural Diversity. We live and practise the philosophy of Earth Democracy as one Earth Family ( Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam.) with no separations between nature and humans and no hierarchies between species, culture, gender, race and faiths.
Navdanya is an Indian -based non-governmental organisation which promotes biodiversity conservation, biodiversity, organic farming, the rights of farmers, and the process of seed saving. One of Navdanya's founders, and outspoken members, is Vandana Shiva, an environmental activist, physicist, and author.
Navdanya means nine crops that represent India's collective source of food security. The main aim of the Navdanya biodiversity conservation programme is to support local farmers, rescue and conserve crops and plants that are being pushed to extinction and make them available through direct marketing.
It is customary for Hindus to use Navdanya during certain rituals and auspicious events. During traditional Hindu initiation ceremonies such as Upanayana that marks the acceptance of a student by a preceptor and Vidyāraṃbhaṃ that is performed before a child begins their formal education involve the offering of navdhanya.
Navdanya means “nine seeds” (symbolizing protection of biological and cultural diversity) and also the “new gift” (for seed as commons, based on the right to save and share seeds In today’s context of biological and ecological destruction, seed savers are the true givers of seed.
Jun 27, 2024 · The Navdanya movement is a struggle for freedom against large transnational corporations and their partnered states for the most fundamental survival needs: food and water. In this movement, independent and indigenous farmers practiced civil disobedience by refusing to follow laws constructed and enforced by the very states charged with ...
The collective work of Navdanya, Navdanya International and Friends of Navdanya constitutes the Navdanya Movement which is organized around six primary themes: Seed Freedom, Agroecology, Food for Health, Climate Resilience, Economic Democracy and Earth Democracy.
Navdanya pioneered the movement of seed saving and seed freedom, which began in response to the crisis of erosion of agricultural biodiversity and introduction of GMOs and patents on seeds through intellectual property rights (IPRs) and so-called ‘free trade’ agreements.
Resisting GMO Imperialism – Events in Mexico – March 2024. This post is also available in: Spanish Cover Photo credits: Fernanda Estrada González From March 12-16, 2024, Navdanya International (NI) was in Mexico City with several Latin American organizations,... Learn more.
May 3, 2019 · Navdanya, the movement for biodiversity conservation and organic farming that I started in 1987, is spreading. So far, we’ve worked with farmers to set up more than 100 community seed banks across India. We have saved more than 3,000 rice varieties.
