Campaigns
Save Our Rice Campaign
Rice is life for thousands of millions of people. It is the staple food for more than half of the world population and more than 3,000 million people in Asia alone. It is central to the Asian way of life; deeply embedded in the cultural heritage, spirituality, traditions and norms. Local and traditional rice varieties and ecological farming have sustained our rice farmers and consumers safely for most of foregone decades.
Rice is the principal crop grown in India, and much of the crop is used to feed the domestic population, as rice is the dietary staple for many Indians. In the last five decades the rice heritage has been eroded and is under grave danger of being lost completely.
Campaign against Genetically Modified Organisms
In the year 2006 Living Farms focussed on Genetic Engineering in the field of Agriculture when scientists and activists of various countries gathered at the Week of Rice Action (WORA) workshop held in May 2007. The uncertainty behind the technology and the perceived devastating impact it would have on agriculture as a whole made us take up the issue. Based upon reports of what was happening around the world we felt that this new technology would further deteriorate the agrarian crisis faced by the nation today. The fact that genetic modification is capable of a chain reaction and is irreversible strengthened our resolve to fight it.
I am no Lab Rat
From 13.10.08 to 09.11.08
The “I AM NO LAB RAT” campaign was aimed at consumers to create awareness about the health hazards of GM crops. These crops will soon be introduced without proper testing. This is a nation wide campaign which was launched in the city of Bhubaneswar on the 13th of October’08 at Hotel “The New Marrion”, Bhubaneswar.
Community Pesticide Action Monitoring
Community based Pesticide Action Monitoring is a network project, together with Pesticide Action Network Asia Pacific.
Community-based Pesticide Action Monitoring (CPAM) is a comprehensive programme for awareness-building and empowerment of local communities, which at the same time delivers valuable documentation for the powerful parallel strategy of networking and advocacy work at the national and international levels. Community monitoring fills the information gap on the impact of pesticides on human health and the environment. Armed with this information, communities are better able to take action.
