Confronting GM agriculture

'GM agriculture' comes from the kind of 'agriculture' that uses genetically modified organisms. Actually a misnomer since it is nothing but industrial agribusiness. With GM there is no culture to speak of except monoculture. A piece of land planted with uniform crops – devoid of any link to community traditions, belief and value systems – is a mere plantation. Since the Green Revolution, farmers have long suffered the loss of being 'plantation workers'. They are changing this path. This section focuses on people's efforts to keep GM out of their farms, communities and markets, as well as GM-focused activities meant to compliment initiatives to reconstruct genuine, biodiversity-based, farmer-developed agriculture.

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Communities & activists protest against pro-GM anti-conservation remarks of Biodiversity Authority Chairperson in India (33 kb)   (203 kb)
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The Mouth Revolution
A site dedicated to ensuring that the food we eat is safe and secure. The video is an interesting take on 'food sovereignty'.
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The Seed Ambassadors Project
The Seed Ambassadors Project is a grassroots, non-profit effort promoting "ecologically resilient cultures throughthe free sharing of...
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