Stolen harvest : the hijacking of the global food supply

In Stolen Harvest , Vandana Shiva describes how industrial agriculture steals food from nature and poor people. She urges us to reclaim our right to protect the earth and her diverse species. Food democracy, she says, is the new agenda for ecological sustainability and social justice. Vandana Shiva Charts The Impacts Of Globalized, Corporate Agriculture On Small Farmers, The Environment, And The Quality Of The Food We Eat. With Chapters On Genetically Engineered Seeds, Patents On Life, Mad Cows And Sacred Cows, And The Debate On Shrimp Farming, This Is An Impassioned And Inspiring Book That Will Shape The Debate About Genetic Engineering And Commercial Agriculture For Years To Come. The Hijacking Of The Global Food Supply -- Soy Imperialism And The Destruction Of Local Food Cultures -- The Stolen Harvest Under The Sea -- Mad Cows And Sacred Cows -- The Stolen Harvest Of Seed -- Genetic Engineering And Food Security -- Reclaiming Food Democracy. By Vandana Shiva. Includes Index. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Food is our most basic need, the very stuff of life.