Abstract: This paper presents the results of a research on a campaign called Seed Freedom, developed on Navdanya's farm - Bija Vidyapeeth - in 2012. Our essay focuses on the question of seed appropriation and domination practiced by large agribusiness corporations, since the 1960s to the present day's transgenic crops as well as the social movements' fight to keep their way of life and production. We plan to discuss and to put into a context the socio-economic problems that led to the Seed Freedom movement and the relationship between the protection of seeds and food production with the use of sustainable agriculture, environmental campaigns for the protection of biological diversity, and food sovereignty and safety in stark contrast to the agriculture mechanisms used by the broad market and the political and economic agreements which only benefit agribusiness corporations. Our goal is to prove that alternative forms of traditional farming used along with sustainable technologies can ensure not only environmental protection but also food sovereignty.
Keywords: Seed Freedom Network, agribusiness, GM Crops, Navdanya food sovereignty.
Title: Free Seeds: Connecting Freedom and Autonomy of Nature
Author: Silva, Clayton Rodrigues França, Garcia, Loreley
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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