Vandana Shiva and the Seed Freedom Movement

Vandana Shiva, a renowned scientist, philosopher, feminist, author, environmentalist and activist, is currently leading a campaign to create a global citizens' response on the issue of seed freedom. In a recent interview, Shiva explains why the two week campaign on seed freedom against major corporations, which culminates on World Food Day later this month, is so important and the consequences of failure. In 1991, Shiva founded Navdanya, a movement which aims to protect nature and people's rights to knowledge, biodiversity, water and food. It does this by setting up community seed banks that generate livelihoods for local people and provide for basic needs. In a July 2012 interview with Bill Moyers, Shiva explains that seed is the source of life and that corporate control over seed means control over our lives, our food and our freedom.