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Invitation to a Press Conference with Dr. Vandana Shiva on the UN Year of Pulses 11 th of February 2016, 11.00 am – 11.30 am BIOFACH at Nuremberg Messe, Germany, Room New Delhi, NCC Ost Launch of the book: Pulse of Life: The Rich Biodiversity of Edible Legumes by Vandana Shiva, Maya Godurdhun, Reetha Balsavar The book is launched at BIOFACH 2016 and it is issued at the occasion of the International Year of Pulses. It looks at the rich biocultural diversity of pulses and legumes and analyses the threats to diversity and sovereignty on the background of the century old traditions of pulses in India and around the world. The UN General Assembly declared 2016 the International Year of Pulses (IYP). The IYP 2016 aims to heighten public awareness of the nutritional benefits of pulses as part of sustainable food production aimed towards food security and nutrition. The press conference is moderated by Bernward Geier, Colabora and you can speak to: Dr. Vandana Shiva, Navdanya India, Laureate of the Alternative Nobel Prize Andre Leu, President of IFOAM – Organics International and author of the book: “the myths of safe pesticides”. Paulina Ceballos, International Year of Pulses You are kindly invited to also attend the BIOFACH conference session: 2016 – UN's Year of Pulses at the organic pulse on 11 February, from 10 am 10.45 am in Room Kiew, NCC Ost. https://www.biofach.de/de/events/vortrag/2016unsyearofpulsesattheorganicpulse/12912#top Your contact: Bernward Geier: [email protected] (+49 160 979 88 850) Best regards Markus Arbenz ED, IFOAM – Organics International

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Page 1: InvitationtoaPressConferencewithDr.Vandana( Shiva on ... · InvitationtoaPressConferencewithDr.Vandana(Shivaon(theUNYearofPulses( 11th!of!February!2016,11.00!am!–!11.30!am! BIOFACHatNuremberg!Messe,!Germany,!!

       

     

Invitation  to  a  Press  Conference  with  Dr.  Vandana  Shiva  on  the  UN  Year  of  Pulses  

11th  of  February  2016,  11.00  am  –  11.30  am  BIOFACH  at  Nuremberg  Messe,  Germany,    Room  New  Delhi,  NCC  Ost  

Launch  of  the  book:    Pulse  of  Life:  The  Rich  Biodiversity  of  Edible  Legumes    by  Vandana  Shiva,  Maya  Godurdhun,  Reetha  Balsavar  The  book  is  launched  at  BIOFACH  2016  and  it  is  issued  at  the  occasion  of  the  International  Year  of  Pulses.  It  looks  at  the  rich  bio-­‐cultural  diversity  of  pulses  and  legumes  and  analyses  the  threats  to  diversity  and  sovereignty  on  the  background  of  the  century  old  traditions  of  pulses  in  India  and  around  the  world.    

The  UN  General  Assembly  declared  2016  the  International  Year  of  Pulses  (IYP).  The  IYP  2016  aims  to  heighten  public  awareness  of  the  nutritional  benefits  of  pulses  as  part  of  sustainable  food  production  aimed  towards  food  security  and  nutrition.    

The  press  conference  is  moderated  by  Bernward  Geier,  Colabora  and  you  can  speak  to:    

• Dr.  Vandana  Shiva,  Navdanya  India,  Laureate  of  the  Alternative  Nobel  Prize  

• Andre  Leu,  President  of  IFOAM  –  Organics  International  and  author  of  the  book:  “the  myths  of  safe  pesticides”.    

• Paulina  Ceballos,  International  Year  of  Pulses  

You  are  kindly  invited  to  also  attend  the  BIOFACH  conference  session:  2016  –  UN's  Year  of  Pulses  at  the  organic  pulse  on  11  February,  from  10  am  -­‐10.45  am  in  Room  Kiew,  NCC  Ost.  https://www.biofach.de/de/events/vortrag/2016-­‐-­‐uns-­‐year-­‐of-­‐pulses-­‐at-­‐the-­‐organic-­‐pulse/12912#top  

Your  contact:  Bernward  Geier:  b.geier@colabora-­‐together.de    (+49  160  979  88  850)  

Best  regards  

 Markus  Arbenz  ED,  IFOAM  –  Organics  International