“Recognizing the knowledge, institutions and values of indigenous peoples and local communities ... enhances... nature conservation”

Only millet varieties and desi seed could adapt to climate change and enable farmers address climate change.

“Most of the plants dismissed as weeds are edible and we don’t even know it. We walk past them every day ..."

Vegetables, pulses and oilseeds were cultivated, protected and nurtured ... The produce was equally shared by members

Empowered local villagers are curbing hunting and tree cutting, protecting forest-grown vegetables and native trees and their seeds

Learning how to measure their land, mark boundaries, draw up lists of forest produce and plan secure livelihoods based on these.

Mimicking forests, farmers across India have started transforming farms into a layered cropping system - climate resilient and more productive.

"... Farmers allow Sarus cranes to feed and breed in their fields, even though this causes some crop damage,”

तरबूज-खरबूज की खेती छोड़ी पक्षियों के लिए !