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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If you dont save seed, you are not a real farmer
In parts of Mozambique, seed fairs have become an important tool for improving family farming and food sovereignty. The concept is simple: create a space for small farmers from different regions to come together to exchange seeds. Gaining access to (diverse) genetic material allows for new opportunities and ideas for reducing risk and increasing productivity on farms.
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Tribal women attain food sovereignty through seed banks
Tribal communities of Baran district have been able to regain their food sovereignty by preserving local seeds. The women groups have revived their traditional seed storage techniques to preserve seeds in the seed banks. Seed banks have provided assured access to seeds even during the times of drought.
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Gendering agriculture - Putting women first
By gaining critical control over seeds rural women have recovered traditional landraces and biodiversity in agriculture. Initiatives such as Alternative PDS and Food Sovereignty Trust by Deccan Development Society have not only ensured heightened access to food and nutrition but have also empowered women by strengthening their leadership abilities.
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Women and food sovereignty
Most of the world
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Farmers oppose Tamil Nadu Government rule on agriculture
It prevents them from transferring traditional agriculture knowledge Those violating the rule will have to pay a fine up to Rs. 10,000 They can be imprisoned for six months too ERODE: Farmers cutting across groups and affiliations have come out strongly against a Tamil Nadu Government legislation that prevents transfer of traditional agricultural knowledge among farmers.
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20 hectares of millet
Vidarbha village looks for options other than suicide At a time when the traditional cropping pattern of suicide-ravaged Vidarbha has all but disappeared under the lure of quick cash from soybean, a tiny village of 48 farming households in Maharashtra
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In search of Sanjeevani
<p>This article reports our attempt to explore the possible plants that could represent Sanjeevani - the mythical herb from the epic Ramayana. Our search was based on a set of criteria developed from the
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Pact with US Patent Office to protect traditional medicine
THE Centre would soon ink an agreement with the United States Patent and Trade Marks Office (USPTO) as part of its efforts to protect India's traditional knowledge in medicine, said Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh here on Wednesday.
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Body ache? Try green dosa
A creeper found in south India is an answer to several common ailments, says Sumana Narayanan Around September each year, when the northeast monsoon usually started, bags of wet plant material would make their way to our home in Chennai. Every other week my grandmother would collect this plant called mudakkatraan from our untended garden in the village and my father would transport it
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Monsoon rainfall cycles as depicted in ancient Sanskrit texts
Year to year variation of Indian monsoon rainfall is described qualitatively in some ancient Sanskrit texts. Interestingly, these are cyclic with periods of 3, 5, 7, 18 and 60 years. Time series analysis of actual seasonal rainfall data shows that at very near the above periods the spectrum has significant peaks.