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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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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Constructing agrarian alternatives: The case of non-pesticidal management in Andhra Pradesh
This article studies the development of the Non-Pesticidal Management Project (NPM) that emerged in the late 1980s in Andhra Pradesh's Warangal district of the semi-arid region Telengana as a response
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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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Experts for exclusive climate research centre
A dedicated centre for climate and weather research exclusively for the North East embedded with an integrated mechanism involving MET and ISRO is what experts involved in aviation sector is banking on to reduce flying hazards in the region. Experts including those from the Indian Air Force expressed their opinion during a seminar
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Vignettes from Sri Lanka's cloud country
In Sri Lanka, organic farmers draw inspiration from endemic practices such as home gardens or analog forestry, and have also adapted ‘imported’ ideas, such as zero-budget farming from India. To read
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Bio-piracy of Unani medicine at European Patent Office
<p>Several assets of Unani medicine are available in different languages, includ-<br /> ing Urdu, Persian and Arabic. These literary assets are easily accessible and
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Why uproot Picrorhiza kurrooa, an endangered medicinal herb?
<p>Picrorhiza (Picrorhiza kurrooa Royle ex Benth.) is a small, perennial herb widely used in traditional as well as modern system of medicine. This plant grows
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Paan loses flavour
<p>Read this special report by Down To Earth on the iconic Paan losing its appeal. Its trade has dipped 40-50 per cent in the past decade, while consumption of chewing tobacco, especially gutkha, increased during the period. Farmers now prefer other crops.</p>
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A damaging directive
<p>The traditional medicines directive of the European Union is discriminatory. (Editorial)</p>
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FAO international treaty on plant genetic resources for food and agriculture implementation of farmers rights
<p>This paper prepared for the FAO Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food & Agriculture fourth Governing Body, Bali, 14-18 March 2011 reviews the treaty provisions on farmers Rights. Focuses on the implementation of farmers' rights particularly in Peru, India and China, and research findings on how to effectively implement farmers' rights and the erosion of genetic resources.</p>