Sahaja Samrudha farmers have conserved and revived over 700 traditional paddy varieties and facilitated the conservation of more than 68 varieties of millets.

This photo story captures glimpses of the food culture of the Khasis which is largely influenced by the biodiverse hills of Meghalaya.

Through this land art festival we will be celebrating our land, our soil, our food and nature...

हुनचो लग १०० किसम चो देसी धान आसे. ए सपाय धान चो बारे में हुन अलग अलग नानी नानी जानकारी खोजलोसे.

Traditional crop varieties are often recorded to have out-yielded modern varieties in marginal environmental conditions

Representatives' obligations would include highly constrained ‘delegated’ responsibility whereby they are subject to clear mandates given by the delegators or electorate rather than attaining independent power, they can be recalled and must report back, among other responsibilities.

Dahiya-ji has collected 110 varieties of rice, which he is constantly protecting and preserving.

“(Traditional) seeds have a treasure of past experience inbuilt. They are accustomed to vagaries of nature, while the modern seeds are yet to learn the local environment.”

उनके पास देशी धान की 110 किस्में हैं। इन सभी धान के गुणधर्मों का उन्होंने बारीकी से अध्ययन किया है। वे हर साल इन्हें अपने खेत में बोते हैं और अध्ययन करते हैं।