Farmers are impressed by its being a trap crop for cotton and the varieties of millets that form part of their regular diet.

Sita and Rama are metaphors for Prakruti (nature) and Purusha (mankind)

With smart policies and adequate grassroots support, artisanal goods of India could soon be treated on par with counterparts abroad.

The population has been maintained under agro-pastoral systems and represents community-based conservation of indigenous livestock

Simple structure, used for shelter from weather and protection from wild animals, and also to store food. The hearth is under the elevated floor.

"We are always looking for a reason for villagers to return and take up farming again."

“The climate is changing and becoming hostile to farmers. Even if four-five crops survive, your food needs are met,”

Will all weavers of cooperative societies in Udupi and Dakshina Kannada districts produce Udupi saris with natural dyes?

Overcoming the challenges of rainfed agriculture by cultivating diversified, robust, climate resilient and culturally entrenched millets