Two Options: The story of an environmental activist (Dr. Vandana Shiava) and a farmer (Bija Devi) and their fight to preserve heirloom seeds in India amidst great opposition.
In this brief video Dr. Vandana Shiava explains how the policies of Monsanto have led to farmer suicides (they lose their farms after believing they will get rich planting GMO seeds) and how she hired Bija Devi to start saving native heirloom seeds to preserve the agricultural heritage of India. There are two options for the future of agriculture in India: all the seeds controlled by 5 biotech corporations, or a return to small-scale women farmers saving their heirloom seeds and teaching their children how to farm.
Published on February 11, 2013