Dr. Siva: Humble the soil, biodiversity can bring real nutritious food

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Dr. Dr. Vandana Shiva is a world-renowned ethicist of environmental agriculture in interdisciplinary fields. She strongly promotes the policy of green agriculture, advocates organic agriculture and opposes GM food. In 2003, time magazine named her an "environmental hero", and in 2010 Forbes magazine listed Shiva as one of the seven most influential women in the world. For the third time this year, he came to Taiwan to share his experience in green agriculture. In addition to meeting with Vice President Chen Chien-Jen to discuss Taiwan's organic agriculture, he also delivered speeches at the International Symposium on Agricultural Food and Food Ethics in the Asia-Pacific region (APSafe) and Fagushan.

"not only is the 'green revolution' not in the way of green agriculture, nor does the 'revolution' come from the people on the land, but from multinational enterprises." Shiva said in her speech that farming methods that rely on pesticides and chemical fertilizers, even if they can increase production, are not real food, and lack the rich nutritional value of food. Shiva stressed, "Nutrition is the only important thing and the only thing that must be considered."

Dr. Siva came to Taiwan to give a speech, exchanging views privately with the Association for the Promotion of the National Social University and the private group (Photography / Liu Yixin)

How to face the desire for money?

But how to face the desire for material and money? Siva believes that human beings have a need for luxury goods, and simplicity is a very important part of life, but if they can't do it, no one will force them. "We can only bless them. I won't say, 'you have to do this!' But I have to change what I want to see, do the right thing, and let them follow. " Shiva waved her hand and seemed to let nature take its course, but she always believed in what she had done and believed that someone would follow her.

Shiva said that she would not say that relying on eco-agriculture in this way can make more money, because it will make some farmers follow because of the wrong intentions. "We work, but we will not destroy the earth or destroy families." we force you to die or commit suicide. We let people get good food, and money will be found in the right direction. "

How to solve the challenge? "do what you think you have to do."

How to solve all kinds of challenges? "do what you think you have to do." Siva answered without hesitation, without hesitation or waver, as a matter of course, "you will meet all kinds of people who challenge you, but always do the right thing." One of the most difficult challenges is to face multinational pesticide and fertilizer companies like Monsanto, "[multinational companies] keep merging bigger and bigger, spreading like cancer, and don't know when to stop growing." It not only causes water pollution and harms biodiversity, but also makes butterflies and bees disappear.

"I don't fight them, I do better things, when people realize that we don't need fertilizers, poisons and genetically modified foods, these companies naturally can't survive, and when we're ready, we fight back." That's what Shiva said.

How can Taiwan learn from India's experience?

The reporter asked: how can Taiwan learn from India's experience? After thinking about it, Shiva says that the core value is still nutritious food. Taiwan has a variety of crops, and young farmers are encouraged to grow them. On the other hand, one province in India has become 100% organic, and five other provinces are becoming organic. The most important thing is to make organic agriculture universal, the most important thing is to correctly and vigorously promote the relevant policies.

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