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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Successful tree establishment and the revival of traditional agroforestry
<p>The article highlights the strength of integrating farmer’s involvement in identifying native species, establishment of plant nurseries in the vicinity, timeliness of operations and shared ownership in terms of protection measures. This is an effort of CAZRI in collaboration with local farming communities to revive traditional agro forestry systems in Rajasthan.</p>
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Traditional wisdom of Apatanis a way to sustainable wet rice cultivation
The art of rice cultivation has descended from one generation to another in Apatani tribes. The practice based on traditional wisdom which has sustained over generations, has made rice production economically viable, ecologically safe and often energy efficient.
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Lost rhythm of health
Many in tribal India have given up on traditional food Some months ago I went on a long journey through parts of tribal India. Getting off the bus in Malkangiri district, supposedly the most backward region in Orissa, I headed for a village which I frequented a decade ago. I noticed the trail had been widened and
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International Polar Year: The social pole?
As change in the Arctic accelerates, scientists and indigenous peoples have pressing reasons to work together.
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Tank: local land race of wheat for protection of wheat field against monkey raids an indigenous technical knowledge
A classical, indigenous, technical knowledge associated with local land race of wheat,
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Sow The Earth
Online Farming * Agropedia, an open source encyclopaedia for agriculture, has been launched by the government (http://agropedia.iitk.ac.in) * It disseminates information to farmers and enables sharing of knowledge amongst them * The site is a follow-up to a-Aqua, an online agriculture Q&A forum
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Weeds of fortune
Talk about weeds changing labour market Vandana Khobragade, a small farmer, knew the wheat and chickpea growing on her half hectare farmland needed weeding. But she could not afford to pay Rs 50 a day for labour to farm hands in her village Matkazari in Maharashtra
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The Beijing Declaration: A landmark for traditional medicine
Last November in Beijing, government officials representing member states of the World Health Organisation adopted a declaration that provides a powerful endorsement of traditional medicine and may one day become the foundation for a legally binding resolution.
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Learning to eat right: The Annam festival in Kerala shows how
The Annam festival held in the last week of December 2008, in Thiruvananthapuram is the first event of its kind. It is a brave attempt to bring focus to the growing concern over the present food habits in Kerala and the deleterious effects they are having on public health.
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Embedded conservation: The case of Bera village, Alwar District, Rajasthan
Bera is a village of approximately 40 households located in Core II of Sariska Tiger Reserve. The population of Bera is comprised entirely of Gujar pastoralists, who depend on the forest for animal fodder, as well as for fuel wood and various non-timber forest produce.