A SOAS Food Forum Distinguished Lecture
Dr Suman Sahai

The Role of Agrobiodiversity in Securing Food and Livelihoods for the Rural Poor


Dr Sahai is a Geneticist, and Founder and Convener of Gene Campaign. Her published works, including more than a dozen books, focus on genetic diversity, biotechnology and intellectual property rights in India and globally.

Gene Campaign, a grassroots level organisation with a presence in 17 states of India, was started in 1993 by Dr. Suman Sahai and a group of people concerned about food and livelihood security. Gene Campaign is recognized as a leading research and advocacy organisation working in the field of bioresources, farmers' and community rights, intellectual property rights and indigenous knowledge, biopiracy, and issues related with GE food and crops.


6.30pm Thursday, 29 January 2009 in the Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre, SOAS



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Organised by the SOAS Food Studies Centre and the Centre of South Asian Studies