First food: business of taste
Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it
Traditional Knowledge
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Home gardens for nutritional and primary health security of rural poor of South Kerala
The present study comprises of field trips in different rural localities of Kollam and Thiruvananthapuram districts of Kerala. Information regarding the occurrence of plant species, their local names,
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Opportunities of Traditional Knowledge in Natural resource management experiences from in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh
Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) is situated in the Southeast of Bangladesh covering about 10 per cent of the total land. It is the native hoe of 13 tribal communities and these communities have their own
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Tobacco cultivation in Bangladesh: is it a threat to traditional agro-practice?
The impacts of tobacco cultivation on traditional agro-practices and knowledge, food security, agro-biodiversity and socio-economic conditions of a remote hilly tribal community of Bangladesh were investigated.
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Indigenous knowledge of soil fertility management in the humid tropics of Arunachal Pradesh
Traditional ecological knowledge has been established to have a bearing on natural resource management by the indigenous communities living in biodiversity rich North eastern hill region. The present study
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Plants used as agricultural seasons indicator by Mao Naga tribe, Manipur, India
The paper presents four plants used as an agricultural season indicator by Mao Naga tribe of Manipur, India. Agriculture is the main occupation of the tribe and they have a unique way of knowing plantation
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Traditional knowledge of wild medicinal plants of Baria forest division, Dahod District, Gujarat state
Survey was conducted in randomly selected 23 villages of the Baria forest division. A systematic questionnaire was prepared and based on it question were asked to the tribals. From the survey, 94 species
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Home gardens for nutritional and primary health security of rural poor of South Kerala
The present study comprises of field trips in different rural localities of Kollam and Thiruvananthapuram districts of Kerala. Information regarding the occurrence of plant species, their local names,
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Eroding ethnozoological knowledge among Magars in cental Nepal
Though small in size, Nepal is rich in biocultural diversity. Magar is one of the groups of ancient population among many such groups scattered all along the rugged terrain of the country. Magar animal
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Tobacco cultivation in Bangladesh: is it a threat to traditional agro-practice?
The impacts of tobacco cultivation on traditional agro-practices and knowledge, food security, agro-biodiversity and socio-economic conditions of a remote hilly tribal community of Bangladesh were investigated.
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Indigenous knowledge of soil fertility management in the humid tropics of Arunachal Pradesh
Traditional ecological knowledge has been established to have a bearing on natural resource management by the indigenous communities living in biodiversity rich North eastern hill region. The present study