Dr. Vandana Shiva (1952) is a renowned scientist, activist, and eco-feminist who has championed environmental justice, ecological agriculture, and seed freedom for over five decades. Originally trained as a physicist, after leaving academics, in 1984 she established the Research Foundation for Science, Technology, and Ecology—a participatory, public interest research organisation. In 1991, she also founded Navdanya, a non-profit dedicated to protecting biodiversity, defending farmers’ rights, and promoting organic and regenerative farming practices. Dr. Shiva’s groundbreaking work has earned her, amongst others, the Right Livelihood Award (often referred to as the ‘Alternative Nobel Prize’) and numerous honorary doctorates from various universities around the world. She is the author of over 300 papers published in leading scientific journals and has written more than 20 influential books, including Soil Not Oil, Who Really Feeds the World?, Earth Democracy, Agroecology and Regenerative Agriculture: An Evidence-Based Guide to Sustainable Solutions for Hunger, Poverty, and Climate Change, and Regeneration is Life: An Agroecological Paradigm to Overtake the Climate Crisis.
