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.

Go organic to beat drought, says seed reviver

"Farmers need spend only a little on input costs and can get good returns on their investment if they grew traditional varieties of paddy"

How a Kerala Farmer Facilitation Centre Is Ensuring Direct Marketing

The Farmer Facilitation Centre provides scientific information on crop management, etc. and a venue for marketing produce directly at prices that farmers decide upon.

Seed stories: A festival that brings urban youth closer to their roots

Farmers across the country brought their stories to the forum, along with their seeds, getting to know traditional agricultural practices of other states.

To beat the drought, women farmers of Anantapur have entered the millet revolution in Andhra

With government support, they are now falling back to their traditional farming practices for a better living.

DDS campaign for local seeds

DDS starts initiative to create awareness on local crops

The colour of the skin

Don’t rinse away the skin of your dals. Not only do they add texture and health to your food but also help small farmers

Sowing the seeds of conservation

Around 100 seed conservationists and groups from various parts of India will participate in the Seed festival at Chennai, which is in its fourth edition.

How a Spring Revival Scheme in India’s Sikkim Is Defeating Droughts

51 springs and four lakes in 20 drought-prone Gram Panchayats of Sikkim have been revived so far

An organic farm that nurtures life and spirit

This story of transformation of a barren landscape into a bustling organic farm offers hope to the despondent and inspiration to the struggler