Vandana Shiva is an internationally-known advocate for sustainable agriculture. She argues that biodiversity produces more nutrition and health per acre, thus addressing hunger, malnutrition, and poverty on a global scale.
The Delhi-based activist challenges the safety of genetically modified seeds, claiming they also harm the environment, are more costly and leave local farmers deep in debt as well as dependent on suppliers. She's the author of more than 20 books, including Making Peace with the Earth.
Shiva delivers the Harding Lecture, “Who Really Feeds the World,” on Tuesday, March 24 during SDSU's Great Plains Writers’ Conference. She joined Dakota Midday and discussed her campaign against GMOs.