Food and Water
Making water use and distribution ecologically sustainable, making food accessible, safe and sustainable
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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.
This Chemistry Professor’s Fight for Arsenic-free Water in Villages of Assam is Slowly Bearing Fruit
More and more schools adopt this technology, train teachers and ask students to build Arsiron Nilogon as science projects
Reviving indigenous seeds: A silent revolution in India’s rice growing states
The silent seed revolution has only begun, and Nel Jayaraman’s efforts in Tamil Nadu have triggered many seed festivals across Tamil Nadu.
Pepper helps Rabhas to live with tuskers
"The thorns of lemon discourage them and of course they do not eat pepper (unlike banana and jackfruit)”
The barefoot hydrogeologists of the Himalayan regions
"I have seen the fracture when we built the naula" said Chachaji. He then proceeded to add details to the rough sketch on the board.
Combating Desertification: Maharashtra’s Vanvadi Bears Testimony to Magic of Forest Regeneration
Regenerating forests, rejuvenating soils, recharging groundwater, and reviving human spirits, all go hand in hand!
Owning No Land Couldn’t Stop This Couple From Starting an Organic Revolution!
Each product gives details of farmers' names, villages and contacts. People can directly contact the farmers for their produce.
आदिवासियों के पौष्टिक अनाजों की खेती (in Hindi)
यह पौष्टिक अनाज लोगों को पोषणयुक्त भोजन देंगे। मिट्टी पानी के संरक्षण वाली देसी खेती बचेगी, लुप्त हो रहे देसी बीज बचेंगे, छत्तीसगढ़ की कृषि संस्कृति बचेगी, खाद्य सुरक्षा होगी।
From idea to community-owned enterprise: the journey of the Mukteshwar Farmers’ Producer Company (MKPC)
Based in Uttarakhand’s fruit belt, MKPC is a homegrown enterprise - started by a local NGO, but taken over by the farming community
Woman Collects Fish Waste From Stalls, Turns It Into ‘Fertifish’ to Grow Organic Veggies
When we have a solution to clear up our mess that is killing marine life right in front of our eyes we need to implement it