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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Learning and testing the farmers knowledge: Conservation of location specific indigenous paddy varieties
<p>The local farmers possess an immense knowledge of their environment. An effort was made to carryout a research on the conservation and testing of nitrogen effect over the location specific indigenous paddy varieties in purposively selected tribals</p> <p><strong><a href="http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/8174" target="_blank">Original Source</a></strong></p>
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Medicinal plants of sacred groves in Kanyakumari district Southern Western Ghats
<p>An attempt has been made to identify folklore medicinally important plants frequently used by rural communities of sacred groves and it environs of Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu. A total of 34 medicinal plants from 33 genera under 29 families were enumerated. Most of the plants are used for curing earache, skin diseases, fever, cold, headache, cough, urinary disorder, ulcer, etc.</p>
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Formulate new ways to preserve water: karunanidhi
FORMULATE NEW WAYS TO PRESERVE WATER: KARUNANIDHI CHIEF Minister M Karunanidhi on Sunday urged the need to formulate new techniques to preserve water and called for conservation efforts so that fu ture generations are benefited.
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Tribal agriculture: The Chuktia Bhunjias in Central India
Primitive tribal communities like the Chuktia Bhunjias living in Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Orissa continue to practise traditional agriculture using bio-cultural resources. Policymakers must learn from them in order to challenge the conventional model of agricultural production and food insecurity, as also about how to make development sustainable.
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The true cost of cheap food
The globalisation of the food market has made food cheap, but who is benefiting.
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The true cost of cheap food
The globalisation of the food market has made food cheap, but who is benefiting.
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Traditional food festival - Sattvik VII 2009
The Seventh Traditional Food Festival reaffirmed the growing demand for traditional food items and organic products: coupled with a sustainable lifestyle. About forty thousand visitors thronged not only around the food counters, but also shopped to see different innovations and gadgets promoting a healthy lifestyle.
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International agreements and processes affecting an international regime on access and benefit sharing under the CBD
Negotiating access and benefit sharing (ABS) under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) with a view to mutual supportiveness with other international agreements is a challenging task. This report highlights many key interfaces that must be taken into consideration if a new international regime is to be mutually supportive with already established international commitments.
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International agreements and processes affecting an international regime on access and benefit sharing under the CBD
Intended as a contribution to the ongoing negotiations of an international regime on access and benefit sharing (ABS) under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), this report clarifies the main interfaces with other international agreements and processes relevant for ABS, with a view to the challenges of ensuring mutual supportiveness.
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Livestock rearing and ecological agriculture-Ratnagiri farmers make their choice
Young farmers in Ratnagiri are successfully preserving the unique diversity of the region by integrating small scale agriculture with livestock production.