Vandana Shiva
b. 1952 · India · Philosophy, Environment, Agriculture
Philosopher of seed sovereignty and critic of industrial agriculture.
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- George Washington Carver
1864 – 1943 · Biology, Chemistry
Regenerative, farmer-facing agronomy is the tradition Shiva's seed work continues.
- Rachel Carson
1907 – 1964 · Biology, Literature
Shiva's seed and pesticide campaigns extend Carson's case into the global South.
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