Vandana Shiva, a world-renowned environmental leader and thinker, is director of the Research Foundation on Science, Technology and Ecology. Her many books include Ecofeminism (with Maria Mies, Zed Books, 2014) and Earth Democracy (Zed Books, 2016). She is one of the leaders of the International Forum on Globalization and the recipient of numerous awards, including the Alternative Nobel Peace Prize (1993).

The South's best-known environmentalist.

• Introduction1. Agroecology feeds the world, not a violent knowledge paradigm2. Living soil feeds the world, not chemical fertilizers3. Bees and butterflies feed the world, not poisons and pesticides4. Biodiversity feeds the world, not toxic monocultures5. Small-scale farmers feed the world, not large-scale industrial farms6. Seed freedom feeds the world, not seed dictatorship7. Localization feeds the world, not globalization8. Women feed the world, not corporations9. The way forward

Vandana Shiva, a world-renowned environmental leader and thinker, is director of the Research Foundation on Science, Technology and Ecology. Her many books include Ecofeminism (with Maria Mies, Zed Books, 2014) and Earth Democracy (Zed Books, 2016). She is one of the leaders of the International Forum on Globalization and the recipient of numerous awards, including the Alternative Nobel Peace Prize (1993).

The South's best-known environmentalist.

• Introduction1. Agroecology feeds the world, not a violent knowledge paradigm2. Living soil feeds the world, not chemical fertilizers3. Bees and butterflies feed the world, not poisons and pesticides4. Biodiversity feeds the world, not toxic monocultures5. Small-scale farmers feed the world, not large-scale industrial farms6. Seed freedom feeds the world, not seed dictatorship7. Localization feeds the world, not globalization8. Women feed the world, not corporations9. The way forward

Vandana Shiva, a world-renowned environmental leader and thinker, is director of the Research Foundation on Science, Technology and Ecology. Her many books include Ecofeminism (with Maria Mies, Zed Books, 2014) and Earth Democracy (Zed Books, 2016). She is one of the leaders of the International Forum on Globalization and the recipient of numerous awards, including the Alternative Nobel Peace Prize (1993).

The South's best-known environmentalist.

• Introduction1. Agroecology feeds the world, not a violent knowledge paradigm2. Living soil feeds the world, not chemical fertilizers3. Bees and butterflies feed the world, not poisons and pesticides4. Biodiversity feeds the world, not toxic monocultures5. Small-scale farmers feed the world, not large-scale industrial farms6. Seed freedom feeds the world, not seed dictatorship7. Localization feeds the world, not globalization8. Women feed the world, not corporations9. The way forward