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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Capparis spinosa: unconventional potential food source in cold arid deserts of Ladakh
Capparis spinosa (Capparidaceae)
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Need for greater sensitivity to ecological issues: Minister
Says environment and growth are not mutually exclusive HYDERABAD: Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh has warned that the country
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India loses patents due to improper documentation
June 16: India is losing over 2,000 patents every year on traditional formulations as they were never properly documented, the Union minister for state and environment, Mr Jairam Ramesh, said here on Tuesday.
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'We forgot our green heritage'
<p>As an award-winning architect and globally renowned crusader for green architecture, Karan Grover is a man who needs no introduction. Rajesh Kulkarni caught up with him at a suburban Mumbai five star hotel for his unique take on the country's ongoing 'green revolution'.</p>
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Ethno-medicinal study of some important plants used in the treatment of hair and boils in District Pulwama of Kashmir
The present paper reports the ethno-medicinal uses of 10 plant species belonging to 7 families being practised by the tribes and rural people of Pulwama District, Srinagar (J & K) for the treatment of hair ailments and 13 plant species belonging to 11 families for the treatment of boils.
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Biodiversity and ethnobotany of sacred groves in Bankura District, West Bengal
Investigations were carried out in 26 sacred groves of the district of Bankura of West Bengal during 2006 to 2007. 114 plant species were recorded from those groves including 102 dicots and 12 monocots. The major tribal groups in those areas are Santals and Koramudis; others are Bedias and Mahalis. Main festival of Santals is 'Sarul' under the canopy of Shorea robusta.
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FAO and traditional knowledge: the linkages with sustainability, food security and climate change impacts
Traditional farming, fishing, pastoralism/herding, foraging and forestry are based on longestablished knowledge and practices that help to ensure food and agricultural diversity, valuable landscape and seascape features, livelihoods and food security.
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Protecting traditional knowledge from the grassroots up
For indigenous peoples round the world, traditional knowledge based on natural resources such as medicinal herbs forms the core of culture and identity. But this wealth of knowledge is under pressure. Indigenous communities are increasingly
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Rice delight
Rice has different gastronomical connotations to different people. It could mean the aromatic biryani or Sambhar-rice or simply dal-chawal. Rice is also top priority of GM pushers and farmers and activists are doing whatever it takes to keep them at bay. After rounds of protests, petitions and public awareness it is the turn of festivals. More than 150 traditional varieties of rice,
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Traditional knowledge and conservation
The Soliga tribe in the Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple Hills of Chamarajanagar district of Karnataka has maintained a continuous and intimate interaction with the forest, deriving most of its basic requirements from the forests.