Training program on Mixed Cropping with Birhor villagers of Gurumuda, Korba District, Chhattisgarh
Ramakant Jaiswal and Tiharu Birhor On the 20th of June 2010 we facilitated a training program on mixed cropping practices for the Birhor villagers of Gurumuda, Podi Block, Korba District, Chhattisgarh. The meeting commenced with a discussion on the COVID-19 pandemic and precautions like maintaining physical distancing, avoiding crowded places, wearing of masks, maintaining cleanliness […]
Annual Tuber Harvesting from Nakna Jungle by the Pahari Korwas of Amanara village, Raigarh District, Chhattisgarh
Rohan Mukerjee The month of Mang, which starts around 22nd January, marks the commencement of the peak season for harvesting wild tubers by Pahari Korwas in the forests of Raigarh District, Chhattisgarh. Wild tubers make a vital contribution to the nutritional security of the Pahari Korwas. Some tubers are also commercially important NTFPs which are […]
Exhibition of Uncultivated Food and Traditional Seeds of the Pahari Korwas and PVTG Conference for Birhor, Pando and Pahari Korwa Tribes – Kendha Village, Dharamjaigarh Block, Raigarh District Chhattisgarh, 6th December 2019
Naresh Biswas and Rohan Mukerjee On the 6th of December a conference for the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) of Raigarh District of Chhattisgarh focusing on the Birhor, Pando and Pahari Korwa tribes was held at Kendha village which is located at the foothills of Chui Pahar in Dharamjaigarh Block of Raigarh District, Chhattisgarh. Through […]
Organic Mahotsav 29th November, 2019 – 1st December 2019, Shilpgram Udaipur
The Organic Farming Association of India (OFAI) organised its 7th National Biennial Convention on Organic Farming – Organic Mahotsav, 2019 – at Shipgram, Udaipur from 29th November, 2019 to 1st December 2019. The event brought together over 3000 farmers from 25 Indian states as well as numerous organisations, groups, government departments, researchers, academicians’, singers, actors […]
Community discussion on uncultivated food and traditional crops at Bhallu Dighi village, Mainpur Block, Gariaband District Chhattisgarh – 9th November 2019
Basant Soni and Dhansay Sori On the 9th of November 2019, we visited the Kamar village of Bhallu Dighi which is located on a hill top. We facilitated a discussion with the villagers of Bhallu Dighi on uncultivated food and the revival of traditional crops. In the course of this discussion the village elders shared […]
Forest trail with the school children of Devdongar village, Mainpur Block, Gariaband District, Chhattisgarh – 15th October 2019
Basant Soni and Dhansay Sori On the 15th of October 2019 the village elders of Devdongar village took a group of school children for a forest trail in Devdongar’s forests. The elders showed the children a variety of uncultivated food and medicinal plants. They shared how their ancestors used to use medicinal plants from their […]
Natural Disaster in Kerala, 2019
By Ramachandran K.G In Kerala, it looks like climate-change-induced floods are becoming an annual affair. Following heavy rains, the state which once boasted consistent rains during the monsoon season is now grappling with devastating floods in the month of August. It was so in 2018, and it is not any different this year too. It […]
Sample plot of mixed crops at Pillur established by Selvaraj, an Erula farmer
By Chandran R. and Ramachandran K.G The Using Diversity (UD) project supports tribal farmers to return to their traditions to bring back the concept of traditional Mixed farming. Farmers are supported with indigenous varieties of seeds for this purpose. The sample plot of Mr. Chandran R, the UD fellow, also serves as a model plot […]
Planting of Uncultivated Food plants and trees at Silpidi village, Dindori District, MP – 9th August 2019
By Hiralal Gaund The Baigas of Silpidi village, Baigachak, Dindori District, Madhya Pradesh once again celebrated International Day of World’s Indigenous Peoples by planting a variety of uncultivated food trees and plants in their community forests for which they have received Habitat Rights as per the Forest Rights Act, 2006. The villagers came together to […]
Raksha Bandhan to celebrate nature at Gwarmund village, Mainpur Block, Gariyaband District, Chhattisgarh – 15th August, 2019
By Basant Soni and Dhasay Sori On the 15th of August, 2019 the villagers of Gawarmund village came together to celebrate the festival of Raksha Bandhan by tying a rakhi on an Imli (Tamarind) tree planted by their ancestors. The Imli tree has been a silent witness of the history of Gawarmund, with villagers having […]
