The system of seeds based on monoculture is wrong and inappropriate. The biodiverse system has produced more food, and biodiversity means that seeds must be in the hands of farmers. Vandana Shiva More Quotes by Vandana Shiva More Quotes From Vandana Shiva democracy ... begins from the ground up. Anything living grows from the bottom up. Everything dangerous, like bombs, gets dropped from the sky down. Vandana Shiva bombs democracy sky Squeezing the lives of people is now being proposed as the saviour of the planet. Through the green economy an attempt is being made to technologise, financialise, privatise and commodify all of the earth’s resources and living processes. Vandana Shiva green earth people In traditional agriculture, the soil is the mother. She's the mother who gives, to whom you must give back. Vandana Shiva agriculture mother giving Unless the poor of the world agitate for themselves to be heard, there will be no changes in their circumstances. Vandana Shiva poor circumstances world When you control seed, you control food. Vandana Shiva seeds The best and most evolved technologies are those that do not destroy the very base on which we live Vandana Shiva technology business management