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.

Sikkim goes fully organic: 5 ways the state has made things work

"In the Sikkim story, we've seen the yield from farms actually go up over the years" says Kuruganti.

A farmer saving our heritage of seeds

Dahiya-ji has collected 110 varieties of rice, which he is constantly protecting and preserving.

The Last Builder of Naulas in Chatola, Nainital

Constructing naulas, small structures that house springs in Uttarakhand, requires an intimate knowledge of many sciences.

Sowing the seeds of Swaraj

“(Traditional) seeds have a treasure of past experience inbuilt. They are accustomed to vagaries of nature, while the modern seeds are yet to learn the local environment.”

Six farmers in Gujarat village join to trap sun

Farmers have formed a cooperative to sell surplus solar-powered electricity for Rs 100-150 a day, with a one-time investment ...

A land to grow organic vegetables

Savayava Krishika Grahaka Balaga offers Mangalorians an opportunity to grow vegetables

India’s unseen foods

The surprise that people would throw away or not notice edible, tasty and nutritious plants echoes from Punjab to Bihar to Assam, if you talk to local foragers.

Ancient roots, contemporary shoots

Forest home gardens anchor a base for sustainable lifestyles by providing food, fodder, fuel, fibre and medicine to families living in Malnad region

The seeds of revolution

DDS is successfully working with Dalit farmers towards ecologically sustainable farming, women empowerment and community-led communications.