Joseph Bové, known as José Bové, born June 11, 1953 in Talence (Gironde), is a French agricultural trade unionist and politician. A farmer, member of the Confédération paysanne and Via Campesina, he is one of the figures of the alter-globalization movement, known for his positions against genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and his participation in illegal uprooting of GMO plantations, described as civil disobedience by their defenders. Coming from an academic background, his father, Joseph Bové, was regional director of the National Institute for Agronomic Research (INRA) and member of...
Joseph Bové • Жозе́ Бове́ • خوسيه بوفي
