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Food for Health International Meeting

This statement was made at the conclusion of the meeting, which saw the collective work of international specialists, which ended on May 16 at a public event in Piazza SS. Annunziata 1, Florence..The Manifesto, which once developed will be disseminated to farmers and citizens, governments and stakeholders around the world, aims at highlighting the inseparable link between food and health, developing comprehensive strategies to overcome the model of industrial agriculture, encouraging the convergence and action of the movement for Agroecology and Public Health movements to reach a common vision of sustainable development, which must be equitable and inclusive.

May 18, 2018 | Source: Navdanya International | by

“The health of the planet and the health of the people are one” – Vandana Shiva, Navdanya International

The current health crisis has roots in the same system that has contributed to the ecological crisis“, commented Vandana Shiva, President of Navdanya International, at the end of the two days of work on the drafting of the manifesto on “Food for Health”, for which experts from around the world met in Florence, in continuation of the work of the International Commission on the Future of Food and Agriculture. The ecologist and Indian scientist continued by pointing the finger at the industrial agriculture model: “Desertification, climate change, biodiversity loss, water pollution. 75% of today’s ecological problems and new epidemics are related to agrotoxics and fossil fuel agriculture”. Dr Shiva also talked about the issue of integrating systems:”It is important to find alternatives, which are useful for both the planet and the people. The health of the planet and the health of the people are one. Alternatives do exist and are based on regenerating health of the earththrough agro-ecology, conservation of biodiversity, promotion of local economies and food systems “from field to table”. Health, starting with the soil, to plants, animals and humans must be the organizing principle and the aim of agriculture, commerce, science, of our lives and of international trade.