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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Making a case
The Patent Bill gives oral traditions document status
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Restoring the past
A civil engineer revives an age old system of farmers managing irrigation tanks in Tamil Nadu
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Moses of Longleng
How the efforts of an individual brought prosperity to a remote town in the Northeast
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Farming system developed
A unique aquaculture-agriculture farming system has been developed by farmers at the Fulpur Thana in Mymensingh district of Bangladesh. They have developed this technique through their age-old
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Are we ready to hand over on our life forms?
There are certain plants, vegetables and fruits indigenous to India having medicinal properties. The knowledge of these properties rests with local communities who still rely on it. However, the issue of patenting Indian biological and traditional mate
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The chauka magic
A Rajasthan village has developed an ingenious rainwater harvesting system that has regenerated degraded pastures </Intro>
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SOUTH AFRICA
Sosobala Mbatha, South Africa's most famous traditional healer, will share his knowledge of Zulu indigenous medicine with his counterparts in the us . Mbatha has been invited to New York by
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A mythical tragedy
At the root of the tragedy of commons lies not the inherent selfishness of people, but the imposition of practices and projects alien to the shared resources
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Money at last
The Kani tribals finally get their dues <br>
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Hanging in balance
The future of products developed from the knowledge of indigenous communities is threatened