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Millions of years of growing natural diversity are in real danger of extinction. There's a bid by industrial agriculture to take complete control over seeds - and thereby of all the food we eat. As for genetic modification - promoted as the only way to feed the world, its one real benefit is that it conveys corporate ownership. Monopoly and monoculture are the result, together with increased dependence on fossil fuels and reduced adaptability to climate change. |
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NI No.435 Contents
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2 Letters Time to investigate the Bolivarian alternative, and a Canadian comes clean. 3 Letter from Cairo Maria Golia witnesses an unlikely form of protest in the heat-addled capital. 4 Seed savers The world's seed markets are being gobbled up by 'life-science' corporations - but peasant farmers still feed the world. David Ransom reports. 8 Crops of truth You have to travel with Jaideep Hardikar to meet the women at the bottom of the social scale in rural south India to find knowledge and wisdom. 10 Seeds - the facts 12 The seeds of sovereignty Francisca Rodriguez talks with Camila Montecinos about the women who work with Via Campesina, the world's largest and most active organization of peasant farmers. 14 Surviving climate change What was once almost a sacred duty provides a vital clue to the future, reports Isaiah Esipisu from Kenya. 16 A very short natural history of seeds 18 Merchants of death! The troubling story of a corporate bid to take control of the world's food supply, told by Sue Branford. 20 Action Contacts, links, books... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SPECIAL FEATURE 21 A world wide web of change Digital activism has come a long way, but its principles still reflect its analogue ancestry, argues Adam Ma'anit. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 25 Currents A Canadian filmmaker wins damages from the government; Burmese military complicity in opium growing exposed; and climate wars in Kenya's nomadic communities. 27 Only Planet Getting humans' attention is a ball, discovers Gort in Marc Roberts' cartoon. 28 Big Bad World A matter of concern in Polyp's cartoon. PLUS: NI Prize Crossword. 29 Worldbeaters Big coal equals big profits, so Don Blankenship doesn't worry too much about pollution. 30 Mixed Media Super Furry Animals (and a penguin) on a Patagonian quest in new film Separado, and a musical trio collaborates on the Road to Damascus. 32 Southern Exposure Andres Lofiego's photograph is symbolic of a threatened way of life in Argentina. 33 Making Waves PV Rajagopal seeks a return to Ghandian values and wonders what happened to his country. 34 Essay: Working together A common vision has joined two major players in the labour and co-op movements. Erbin Crowell considers the implications. 36 Country profile: Bangladesh
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