Table of Contents
Seed Sovereignty, Food Security Vandana Shiva vii
International: Reflections on the Broken Paradigm
Fields of Hope and Power Frances Moore Lappé Anna Lappé 3
The Ethics of Agricultural Biotechnology Beth Burrows 43
Food Politics, the Food Movement, and Public Health Marion Nestle 65
Autism and Glyphosate: Connecting the Dots Stephanie Seneff 77
The New Genetics and Dangers of GMOs Mae-Wan Ho 105
Global North
Seed Emergency: Germany Susanne Gura 119
GM Soy as Feed for Animals Affects Posterity Irina Ermakova Alexander Baranov 129
Seeds in France Tiphaine Burban 133
Kokopelli v. Graines Baumaux Blanche Magarinos-Rey 149
If People Are Asked, They Say NO to GMOs Florianne Koechlin 171
The Italian Context Maria Grazia Mammucini 175
The Untold American Revolution: Seed in the United States Debbie Barker 185
Reviving Native Sioux Agricultural Systems Suzanne Foote 209
In Praise of the Leadership of Indigenous Women Winona LaDuke 215
Celebrating the Chile Nativo Isaura Andaluz 237
Moms Across America: Shaking Up the System Zen Honeycutt 249
Global South
Seed Freedom and Seed Sovereignty: Bangladesh Today Farid Aakhter 255
Monsanto and Biosafety in Nepal Kusum Hachhethu 275
Sowing Seeds of Freedom Vandana Shiva 287
The Loss of Crop Genetic Diversity in the Changing World Tewolde Berhan Gebre Egziabher Sue Edwards 297
Seed Sovereignty and Ecological Integrity in Africa Mariam Mayet 303
Conserving the Diversity of Peasant Seeds Ana De Ita 327
Seed Saving and Women in Peru Patricia Flores 341
The Seeds of Liberation in Latin America Sandra Baquedano Jer Sara Larraín 347
The Other Mothers and the Fight against GMOs in Argentina Ana Broccoli 361
Seeding Knowledge: Australia Susan Hawthorne 377
Contributors 393
About the Editor 401