The fair saw at least 40 varieties of tuber which are cultivated organically by Kunabi community people and other farmers in Joida taluk.

"Tribals have an enormous storehouse of knowledge on food gathering, shifting hill cultivation, pastoralism, labour and handicrafts,”

They encompass Marx’s vision of a society that bridges humanity’s ‘metabolic rift’ with nature, and Gandhi’s emphasis on living lightly on earth.

What rice varieties have a low cost of cultivation, no patents, and comparatively lower water consumption levels?

The natural environment is the daily lifeline of ... forest-dwellers, fishers, farmers, craftspersons, pastoralists, urban poor.

"We, the women of Balarampur, are determined not to let anybody touch our trees" says Chaturi Sahu of Balarampur village, Dhenkanal

The event comprised millets-cookery workshop, exhibition of a variety of millet products and millet cooking contest followed by a millet feast.

"Sustainable farming is a viable operation and it is the answer to our unhealthy, weather prone conditions."

Consumers support farmers upfront at the beginning of a farming season. In return, at the time of harvest, consumers are directly given farm products