The Politics of Food, Agricultural Research and the Loss of Genetic Diversity

Pat Mooney is executive director of the Rural Advancemet Foundation International in Ottawa, and founder of the Canadian Coucil for International cooperation and action in Brussels. For 30 years he has worked closely with non-governmental organization activists in Africa, Asia, Latin America, Europe and Australia to address the impact of new technologies on the biodiversity conservation practices of rural and indigenous communities. He is the author of Shattering: Food, Politics, and the Loss of Genetic Diversity. Part of the World Affairs Series.