The seeds of Vandana Shiva, the documentary on the battles of the Indian activist arrives in Rome

The Seeds of Vandana Shiva is the documentary that tells the life of Vandana Shiva, leading figure in the global movement for food sovereignty and agricultural biodiversity, and his battle against agribusiness multinationals.

“Food is a weapon,” said theIndian activist, president of Navdanya international “The seed is the source of life and the first link in the food chain.Control over seeds means control over our lives, our food and our freedom."

The seeds of Vandana Shiva, screening in Rome

The documentary will be screened Thursday 30 May, at 6.30 pm Rome, at the Cinema Troisi (via Girolamo Induno, 1):She will be present at the screening, available to answer questions from the public and journalists Vandana Shiva And Silvia Francescon, responsible for the Ecology Agenda of Italian Buddhist Union which promotes the event with Navdanya international.

The documentary on the life of the Indian activist and her battles for sustainable food systems

The Seeds of Vandana Shiva, of directors Camilla Denton Becket And James Becket, tells the life of Vandana Shiva focusing above all on his fight against agribusiness multinationals and on ethical and spiritual reasons for deep ecology.The documentary explores the power ofagroecology and the crucial role of food systems in our lives and the future of our planet.Extremely topical topics that are linked to recent news events relating to protest by European farmers, to the controversies over intensive farming and the cultured meat, to the introduction of the new ones in Italy gmo, to the climate changes.

“We are happy to present The Seeds of Vandana Shiva together with Vandana Shiva:a film as powerful as the voice of its protagonist, a voice necessary today more than ever to defend the land we live in from exploitation", declared Silvia Francescon.“We share with her the commitment to an economy that cares for biodiversity and communities and promotes extensive, not intensive, agriculture.”

The meeting is free with reservation until seats last.