Food and Water

Making water use and distribution ecologically sustainable, making food accessible, safe and sustainable

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This section features initiatives towards producing and making accessible safe and nutritious food, sustaining the diversity of Indian cuisine, and promoting slow food. Along with this, it carries stories on making water use and distribution ecologically sustainable and equitable, achieving decentralised conservation, retaining water as part of the commons, and democratic governance of water and wetlands.

We would like to avoid featuring purely elitist food fads even if they pertain to healthy or organic food, and expensive technological water solutions that have no relevance for the majority of people.

तालाबंदी में जंगल से आती है भोजन की थाली (in Hindi)

कोविद के समय जब बाजार बंद हो गए तब जंगल ने दिया खाना और पोषण। जंगल हैं आत्मनिर्भरता के प्रतीक

The Story of Baiga Women of Kutelidadar

Addressing their ‘darr (fear)’ of dealing with state agencies, a group of Baiga women tackled their water scarcity problem

Emergence of small-scale cold-pressed oil units in Tamil Nadu, a welcome change for the local food systems

Autonomous emergence of small scale cold-pressing oil units to meet local demand for healthy cooking oils offers hope

Odisha set to introduce locally produced millets into ICDS, PDS

Keonjhar district (Odisha) is introducing locally grown ragi (millet) as part of the pre-school meal from July 2020 onwards.

Ecosystems-based adaptation keeps water running in Bhojdari even in dry months

Besides the supply side augmentation factors of water management, equitable distribution and use prioritisation are also important.

देसी बीजों की खेती ने भूख से बचाया (in Hindi)

तालाबंदी के कारण जब बाजार बंद थे, रोजगार और पैसों का अभाव था, तब उनको पौष्टिक अनाज व सब्जी बाड़ी से सब्जियां की कमी नहीं हुई।

160 women from a tiny village called Rahu in Melghat get Rs 10000 as share of profit through bamboo harvest

The Gram Sabha values the forests and knows the outcomes of protecting and nurturing it

Towards Decentralised Urban Governance: The Case of Bhuj City, Kachchh, India

The decentralisation process coordinated by the five CSOs along with active citizens in the city is an inspiring example of bottom-up democracy.

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