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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Pacific islanders pay heavy price for abandoning traditional diet
Replacing traditional foods with imported, processed food has contributed to the high prevalence of obesity and related health problems in the Pacific islands.
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An evolutionary view of Indian agriculture
Farmers work with knowledge systems that evolve with time and circumstance. They learn and unlearn, choosing the appropriate knowledge in their struggle to earn a livelihood. While scientists rely on averages, the knowledge of local people is dynamic and up-to-date, continually revised as conditions alter, writes A Thimmaiah.
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Towards a new agriculture
All over India rural revivalists are rejecting the corporatised, programmatic, high-input model of agriculture and following agro-ecological approaches in which shared, distributed knowledge systems provide ways to adapt to changing climate and a shrinking natural resource base.
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Approaches to conservation of medicinal plants and traditional knowledge
In Bangladesh, due to population pressure, deforestation and changes in landuse patterns, many species of both flora and fauna have become extinct and many more are threatened and endangered. In addition, the country will face serious consequences of biodiversity loss from the global climate change.
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NE bio-diversity potential highlighted in international meet
SHILLONG, June 9: SPIKAP chairman and noted herbalist from Jaintia Hills John F Kharshiing; SPIKAP joint secretary Carehome Pakyntein, F Marbaniang of MLCU and D Roy of IGNOU represented East India in the 2nd Community Knowledge Service (CKS-Asia) Coordination Meeting held at the Foundation for Revitalization of Local Health Traditions (FRLH) in Bengaluru (Bangalore), Karnataka recently.
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In search of traditional bio-ecological knowledge useful for fisheries co-management: the case of jaraquis Semaprochilodus spp.
The jaraquis (Semaprochilodus spp.) are the most abundant group in the fishing landing in Manaus. However, just command and control management strategies have been used by the fishery governmental agency in the region without the power to enforce centralized decisions.
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Legislative regulation of traditional medicinal knowledge in Eritrea vis--vis Eritrea's commitments under the Convention
On 21 March 1996, Eritrea acceded to the Convention on Biological Diversity which, among others, obliges states to sustainably conserve and develop customary uses of biological resources. Among the many forms of traditional practices of biological resources is traditional medicinal knowledge.
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Conservation ethics of plants in India
The cult of worshipping plants as a blessing from God on earth has its roots deep in the history of human civilization. Plants were considered as a solemn symbol that protected and defended man in various
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Lifeline: Kathmandu's stone water spouts
Across the Kathmandu valley one encounters stone water spouts beautifully carved in the form of water deities - a crocodile head representing the carrier of the Goddess Ganga, a serpent head. The divinely
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More profitable rice varieties crowd beneficial landraces out
The study compares gross revenues from modern rice varieties and landraces and valuates different useful traits of rice landraces to demonstrate an empirical methodology for biodiversity valuation. A sample