News Headline

The seed emergency: The threat to food and democracy

Source
Aljazeera

Publication Date
2012-02-07

New Delhi, India - The seed is the first link in the food chain - and seed sovereignty is the foundation of food sovereignty. If farmers do not have their own seeds or access to open pollinated varieties that they can save, improve and exchange, they have no seed sovereignty - and consequently no food sovereignty.

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http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/02/201224152439941847.html