seed diversity
G Nammalvar, messiah of organic revolution

"Farming is a way of living, and a way of living that is possible even in the 21st century.”

Ahmedabad: Women farmers to dominate Sattvik food festival

At least 70% products will be made and sold by women farmers directly to the consumer.

Dryland farming revolution by dalit and adivasi women … and some men!

DDS has helped achieve food sovereignty and security for several thousand families, as also empower these women towards autonomy

Indian tribe revives heirloom seeds for health and climate security

“The soil is us. We live in these hills as one entity, and that is most important.”

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?

Seed savers, forest food on display at 4th Kisan Swaraj Sammelan in Ahmedabad

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

Diversified Farming

... to practise organic farming to rejuvenate the land and to work on gender issues in agriculture.

Café Paaka, Hyderabad: ‘Organic, artisanal, slow’

To promote underground independent arts, to provide a platform for such artists and to expose the crowd to a variety of alternative genres

A rice, lost and found

The rice, endemic to Kerala, adapted to the salinity of the coastal areas. To survive the tides the plant grew taller - to 1.5 meters.