Two museums in Mandya are saving native paddy grains from extinction
What rice varieties have a low cost of cultivation, no patents, and comparatively lower water consumption levels?
Maharashtra seed mother pioneers conservation of native varieties
She supplies farmers with seedlings of native crops, encouraging them to switch to native varieties.
Biodiversity plans go to the grassroots
Local bodies in Kerala will soon have a key role in biodiversity management.
Stewards of Food Culture and Biodiversity: Voices from the Northeast
Indigenous communities of Northeast India are guardians of its unique biodiversity and food culture.
ଜଙ୍ଗଲ ତାଙ୍କ ଥାଳିରେ (in Odiya)
The new forest policy had led to malnutrition in their communities and they got down to get back what they had lost - millets and seeds.
The forest on their plates
The new forest policy had led to malnutrition in their communities and they got down to get back what they had lost - millets and seeds.
Rural group bats for traditional farming
Farmers erect 'T' shaped bamboo poles in the paddy fields to provide birds with perches so that they can feed on the larvae of leaf-eating insects
Hope in Bihar
Bihar would be well on the path of progress under progressive governance and grassroots action by its citizens when these are implemented state-wide.
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