ROOT TALKS: Family Farmers Hold the Key to the Planet's Survival
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English - January 01, 2016 18:54 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAlternative Health Health & Fitness Science Natural Sciences herbalist herbs naturalhealth environment foodsecurity healing herbal holistic plants Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Pat Mooney addresses the National Farmers Union on how small farmer can get through climate change with bio diversity and saving heritage seeds.
The author or co-author of several books on the politics of biotechnology and biodiversity, Pat Mooney received the Right Livelihood Award with Cary Fowler in the Swedish Parliament in 1985. In 1998 Mooney received the Pearson Medal of Peace from Canada’s Governor General. He also received the American "Giraffe Award" given to people "who stick their necks out". Pat Mooney has no university training, but is widely regarded as an authority on agricultural biodiversity and new technology issues.
Mooney’s more recent work has focused on geoengineering, nanotechnology, synthetic biology and global governance of these technologies as well as corporate involvement in their development. ETC has offices in Canada, the United States, and Mexico; and works closely with CSO partners around the world.
Pat Mooney addresses the National Farmers Union on how small farmer can get through climate change with bio diversity and saving heritage seeds.
The author or co-author of several books on the politics of biotechnology and biodiversity, Pat Mooney received the Right Livelihood Award with Cary Fowler in the Swedish Parliament in 1985. In 1998 Mooney received the Pearson Medal of Peace from Canada’s Governor General. He also received the American "Giraffe Award" given to people "who stick their necks out". Pat Mooney has no university training, but is widely regarded as an authority on agricultural biodiversity and new technology issues.
Mooney’s more recent work has focused on geoengineering, nanotechnology, synthetic biology and global governance of these technologies as well as corporate involvement in their development. ETC has offices in Canada, the United States, and Mexico; and works closely with CSO partners around the world.