Philanthrocapitalism and the Erosion of Democracy is an anthology of essays providing diverse perspectives on the dangers of corporate and individual billionaire philanthropic "developments" in agricultural technology, food, knowledge, and global health systems. It is compiled by Vandana Shiva and her organization, Navdanya, with the contributions of many leading civil society experts and movements.
Philanthrocapitalism and the Erosion of Democracy is an anthology of essays providing diverse perspectives on the dangers of corporate and individual billionaire philanthropic "developments" in agricultural technology, food, knowledge, and global health systems. It is compiled by Vandana Shiva and her organization, Navdanya, with the contributions of many leading civil society experts and movements.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Table of Contents Foreword ix Introduction: Philanthrocapitalism and Colonization in the Digital Age xv Vandana Shiva SECTION I: A GLOBAL EMPIRE Disrupting a World of Traditional Knowledge, Sovereignty, and Biodiversity 3 Vandana Shiva An Overview of Bill & Melinda Gates Agricultural Innovations 17 Navdanya The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the International Rice Research Institute Alliance 27 Chito P. Medina SECTION II: PATENTS, GENE EDITING, AND DIGITAL SEQUENCE INFORMATION Seed Ownership Through New Gene Editing Technologies 43 Vandana Shiva vi Table of Contents Gene Editing: Unexpected Outcomes and Risks 47 Dr. Michael Antoniou Megadiverse Countries as Providers of Genetic Resources & Digital Sequence Information 51 Aid Jim nez-Mart nez and Adelita San Vicente Tello SECTION III: BIOPIRACY Biopiracy of Climate Resilient Seeds 61 Navdanya Biopiracy Case Studies: GMO Bananas 67 Vandana Shiva & Navdanya International SECTION IV: GLOBAL AGRICULTURE The Recolonization of Agriculture 79 Navdanya A Treaty to Protect Our Agricultural Biodiversity 93 Jos Esquinas-Alcazar Ag Tech: Bill & Melinda Gates Agricultural Innovations in Argentina 101 Fernando Cabaleiro SECTION V: THE THIRD “GREEN REVOLUTION” The Golden Rice Hoax 109 Vandana Shiva Why We Oppose Golden Rice 115 Stop Golden Rice Network (SGRN) Table of Contents vii The Dystopia of the Green Revolution in Africa 121 Nicoletta Dentico The Gates Foundation’s Green Revolution Fails Africa’s Farmers 129 Timothy Wise Seeds of Surveillance Capitalism 137 Navdanya SECTION VI: BIOTECHNOLOGY & GEOENGINEERING The Problems with Lab Made Food 143 Vandana Shiva Software To Swallow: The Intellectual Property Model of Food 149 Seth Itzkan Bill Gates’ Climate “Solutions”: Funding for Geoengineering 151 Dru Jay And Silvia Ribeiro (ETC Group) SECTION VII: GENE DRIVES & THE SIXTH MASS EXTINCTION Driven to Exterminate: How Bill Gates Brought Gene Drive Extinction Technology into The World 163 Zahra Moloo And Jim Thomas (ETC Group) Gates Foundation Hired a Public Relations Firm to Manipulate the UN Over Gene Drives 175 Jonathan Latham Targeting Palmer Amaranth: A Traditionally Nutritious and Culturally Significant Crop 179 Vandana Shiva Global Resistance to Genetic Extinction Technology 183 Navdanya SECTION VIII: MEDIA, HEALTH, AND EDUCATION Digital Dictators 191 Satish Kumar The Philanthropic Monopoly of Bill & Melinda Gates 199 Nicoletta Dentico How the Cornell Alliance Spreads Disinformation and Discredits Agroecology 215 Community Alliance for Global Justice and Agra Watch Bt Brinjal: Alliance for Crooked Science & Corporate Lies 219 Farida Akhter SECTION X: AN EARTH-BASED PHILOSOPHY A Message from Gaia 233 Navdanya Contributors 237 Endnotes 239 Index 273
Table of Contents Foreword ix Introduction: Philanthrocapitalism and Colonization in the Digital Age xv Vandana Shiva SECTION I: A GLOBAL EMPIRE Disrupting a World of Traditional Knowledge, Sovereignty, and Biodiversity 3 Vandana Shiva An Overview of Bill & Melinda Gates Agricultural Innovations 17 Navdanya The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the International Rice Research Institute Alliance 27 Chito P. Medina SECTION II: PATENTS, GENE EDITING, AND DIGITAL SEQUENCE INFORMATION Seed Ownership Through New Gene Editing Technologies 43 Vandana Shiva vi Table of Contents Gene Editing: Unexpected Outcomes and Risks 47 Dr. Michael Antoniou Megadiverse Countries as Providers of Genetic Resources & Digital Sequence Information 51 Aid Jim nez-Mart nez and Adelita San Vicente Tello SECTION III: BIOPIRACY Biopiracy of Climate Resilient Seeds 61 Navdanya Biopiracy Case Studies: GMO Bananas 67 Vandana Shiva & Navdanya International SECTION IV: GLOBAL AGRICULTURE The Recolonization of Agriculture 79 Navdanya A Treaty to Protect Our Agricultural Biodiversity 93 Jos Esquinas-Alcazar Ag Tech: Bill & Melinda Gates Agricultural Innovations in Argentina 101 Fernando Cabaleiro SECTION V: THE THIRD “GREEN REVOLUTION” The Golden Rice Hoax 109 Vandana Shiva Why We Oppose Golden Rice 115 Stop Golden Rice Network (SGRN) Table of Contents vii The Dystopia of the Green Revolution in Africa 121 Nicoletta Dentico The Gates Foundation’s Green Revolution Fails Africa’s Farmers 129 Timothy Wise Seeds of Surveillance Capitalism 137 Navdanya SECTION VI: BIOTECHNOLOGY & GEOENGINEERING The Problems with Lab Made Food 143 Vandana Shiva Software To Swallow: The Intellectual Property Model of Food 149 Seth Itzkan Bill Gates’ Climate “Solutions”: Funding for Geoengineering 151 Dru Jay And Silvia Ribeiro (ETC Group) SECTION VII: GENE DRIVES & THE SIXTH MASS EXTINCTION Driven to Exterminate: How Bill Gates Brought Gene Drive Extinction Technology into The World 163 Zahra Moloo And Jim Thomas (ETC Group) Gates Foundation Hired a Public Relations Firm to Manipulate the UN Over Gene Drives 175 Jonathan Latham Targeting Palmer Amaranth: A Traditionally Nutritious and Culturally Significant Crop 179 Vandana Shiva Global Resistance to Genetic Extinction Technology 183 Navdanya SECTION VIII: MEDIA, HEALTH, AND EDUCATION Digital Dictators 191 Satish Kumar The Philanthropic Monopoly of Bill & Melinda Gates 199 Nicoletta Dentico How the Cornell Alliance Spreads Disinformation and Discredits Agroecology 215 Community Alliance for Global Justice and Agra Watch Bt Brinjal: Alliance for Crooked Science & Corporate Lies 219 Farida Akhter SECTION X: AN EARTH-BASED PHILOSOPHY A Message from Gaia 233 Navdanya Contributors 237 Endnotes 239 Index 273
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