Seed is the basis of all life. For thousands of years, farmers have been cultivating seeds, selecting and saving them each season for their resilience in local climatic conditions, as well as for their yield, their flavour and their nutrition.
Seed sovereignty, in its most basic form, is the “right of a farmer to save, use, exchange and sell their own seeds.” But why would such a right be necessary? What is preventing farmers from freely exchanging seed?
The reclamation of seed sovereignty means confronting and dismantling global systems of power and control. As such, the movement must be global.
An introduction to resources, key leaders and why seed sovereignty is a global issue