'One of the world's most prominent radical scientists.'The Guardian

'A star among environmental, activist, and anti-corporate circles.'Vice

The worlds food supply is in the grip of a profound crisis. Humanitys ability to feed itself is threatened by a wasteful, globalized agricultural industry, whose relentless pursuit of profit is stretching our planets ecosystems to breaking point. Rising food prices have fuelled instability across the world, while industrialized agriculture has contributed to a health crisis of massive proportions, with effects ranging from obesity and diabetes to cancers caused by pesticides.

InWho Really Feeds the World?, leading environmentalist Vandana Shiva rejects the dominant, greed-driven paradigm of industrial agriculture, arguing instead for a radical rethink of our relationship with food and with the environment. Industrial agriculture can never be truly sustainable, but it is within our power to create a food system that works for the health and well-being of the planet and all humanity, by developing ecologically friendly farming practices, nurturing biodiversity, and recognizing the invaluable role that small farmers can play in feeding a hungry world.

Vandana Shiva, a world-renowned environmental leader and thinker, is director of the Research Foundation on Science, Technology and Ecology. Her many books includeEcofeminism (with Maria Mies, Zed Books, 2014) and Earth Democracy (Zed Books, 2016). She is one of the leaders of the International Forum on Globalization and the recipient of numerous awards, including the Alternative Nobel Peace Prize (1993).

Introduction1. Agroecology feeds the world, not a violent knowledge paradigm2. Living soil feeds the world, not chemical fertilizers3. Bees and butterflies feed the world, not poisons and pesticides4. Biodiversity feeds the world, not toxic monocultures5. Small-scale farmers feed the world, not large-scale industrial farms6. Seed freedom feeds the world, not seed dictatorship7. Localization feeds the world, not globalization8. Women feed the world, not corporations9. The way forward