The 5th Fair Trade Alliance Kerala Seed Fest saw organic farmers from Kerala showcase their produce and share how beneficial organic farming can be.

An assortment of great millet, finger millet, sorghum, ragi, korra, and a host of other coarse grains are now available for the health conscious. Ground millets are also available.

Tribal farming systems, based on the wisdom and experiences of several generations, are well-adapted to local conditions and constraints.

With a large and growing population, high poverty rates, and a need to ensure food security, water is highly politicized. The diverse opinions and resulting disputes between South Asian countries regarding shared waters has resulted in few strategies for basin level cooperation in the face of changing requirements and variable water quantities.

The Delhi Seed Festival (March 8-9, 2014) saw the display of over 2,500 seed varieties of cereals (rice, wheat, millets), pulses, vegetables, tubers, medicinal plants, and uncultivated/forest foods!