Transformations – Wellbeing
In Korchi taluka, villages are moving towards transformation in multiple spheres, and are re-defining development and wellbeing
Uncultivated foods – The hidden treasure
They are now involved in creating Food Forest for in-situ conservation of these wild food sources inside the forest
The Peoples’ Biodiversity Register, meant to empower local communities, is leaving them out
"The preparation of PBRs by consultants defeats the whole purpose of having this register. Local people are central...”
HOW FOREST-DWELLING COMMUNITIES ARE BRAVING THE PANDEMIC
Local communities and gram sabhas better understand the local complexities than local administrations while dealing with a crisis
Elephants at the Door, Masks at the Market
The health of every single living creature on the planet becomes vital to the survival of human beings or The…
How a restoration project in Karnataka is helping revive ecology, community livelihood
... a powerful livelihood alternative, a win-win for the forest-dependent communities and the ecology of the area
Uttarakhand’s draft ecotourism policy could threaten biodiversity
This draft policy is framed in a way that it leaves almost all the power with bureaucrats
Meet the Indian Scientist Who Gave the Greater Adjutant Stork an Image Makeover
A community event marks the storks’ breeding season - it’s a baby shower for Greater Adjutants
Can the coronavirus save the planet?
Across the globe today there is a re-birth of radical democracy, often led by women or by youth
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A legally guaranteed MSP will not hit exports
Farm shipments form a small part of the total production and operate independently of the support prices regime When farmers’ movement in India raises a demand for a legally guaranteed MSP (minimum support price), there is often a counter argument posed about how this would affect India’s agricultural export competitiveness. India’s agriculture exports were estimated […]
Digital control: how Big Tech moves into food and farming (and what it means)
Undermining agroecology and local food systems
‘Mere Paas Sarkaar Hai’
‘No reform can succeed that does not seek to strengthen the position of the weak and the excluded.’
Kerala artistes spread awareness on farmer rights
Samskarika Sahithi has become the first cultural body to come out creatively in support of the striking farmers.
Where Camels Take to the Sea
How will all of those kharais fare in a region that has become less hospitable to them?