Spreading awareness on conservation of forests and forest fire prevention by members of the Paharia Community in 3 Panchayats of Sundar Pahari, Godda District, Jharkhand
Surja Paharia and Shanti Paharin Formation of Jangal Bachao Abhiyan Committee On Friday 28th of January 2022 Paharia villagers and leaders came together in Ghagri village under Bada Paktari Panchayat to discuss the status of forests and forest resources and devise strategies to promote community led forest protection and conservation. The participants discussed the benefits […]
Programs on Wild Food in Sabar villages of Potka Block, East Singhbhum District, Jharkhand – January 2022
In order to celebrate the new year the staff of Paryavaran Chetna Kendra (PCK) and Using Diversity (UD) Project fellows Jawaharlal Sardar and Mohan Sabar organised community gatherings and awareness programs focussing on wild food with the Sabar community in Potka Block of East Singhbhum District of Jharkhand. Van Bhoj (Forest Feast) in Burusai, Dhengam […]
Awareness program on traditional agriculture and uncultivated food with primary school children of Phasra village, Mainpur Block, Garyaband District, Chhattisgarh – 31st December, 2021
Lukeswari Thakur and Rameshwari Sori Marking the end of 2021 on the 31st of December an awareness program on traditional agriculture and uncultivated food of the Kamar people was conducted in the Primary School of Farsara village. Participants included 6 men and women village elders, 13 school children and their teachers. The village elders shared […]
Using Diversity Project Exposure Visit and Nursery Management Training with LEAF Bastar – 27th and 28th November 2021
Rohan Mukerjee Between the 26th and 28th of November 2021 a team from representing the Using Diversity Project visited Bastar and Jagdalpur in Chhattisgarh for an exposure visit and nursery management training program organized by LEAF Bastar. Promoting and supporting community led conservation, rejuvenation and regeneration of wild and uncultivated food trees and plants is […]
Community Meetings on traditional seeds, uncultivated food and forest rights in Bhariya and Gond villages of Jadh Madal and Karreaam, Patalkot, Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh
Laxman, Gyansa and Raghuvati On the 29th of October and 17th of November 2021 community meetings were held in the villages of Jadh Madal and Karreaam in Patalkot, Tamia Block, Chhindwara District, Madhya Pradesh. The chief guest was the village Patel Shree Mansingh Dhurwe. The meetings involve a total of 23 participants comprising 11 men, […]
Promotion of Dahiya – traditional mixed cropping, and cultivation of local crops in individual plots in Patalkot, Chhindwara District, Madhya Pradesh
Laxman and Gyansha Patalkot in Chhindwara district of Madhya Pradesh is home to 12 villages inhabited by members of the Bhariya and Gond communities. The Bhariya villagers have long being carrying out a traditional shifting cultivation based mixed cropping agricultural practice known as Dahiya which involves the cultivation of a variety of millets and pulses. […]
Area Updates from the Sabar project area in East Singhbhum District Jharkhand – October 2021
Sidheshwar Sardar, Mohan Sabar and Jawahar Lal Sardar 3rd October 2021 – Hitbasa On the 3rd of October 2021 a community consultation was facilitated with the Sabar community at the primary school in Hitbasa Bada Basti. The consultation focussed on the importance of wild and uncultivated food, the current status of wild food, the areas […]
Two Day Meeting cum Consultation of the Birhor Community at Malda Birhor Mohalla – 26th and 27th October 2021
Ramakant Jaiswal and Tiharu Ram Birhor On 26th and 27th October 2021 a two day meeting cum consultation of the Birhor community was held at Malda Birhor Mohalla in Korba District of Chhattisgarh. The program was attended by Birhor leaders and villagers from 20 villages across the district and involved 170 participants which comprised 80 […]
Fencing of seedlings of tree and plant species on Chaptapahad, Kolukheda, Gaildubba, Patalkot, Chhindiwara District, Madhya Pradesh
Laxman and Gyansha In August together community seeds of a variety local tree and plant species were planted on Chamtaphad in Kolukheda hamlet of Gaildubba village, Patalkot. While the land belongs to Khusru Uike it is in use by community members and Khusru was more than happy for community planting to be carried out on […]
Reviving crop diversity of Kurwa – the traditional shifting cultivation based practice of the Paharia people of Sundar Pahari
Surja Paharia The Paharia people of Sundar Pahari have historically carried out the traditional mixed cropping practice of Kurwa in their hills. Kurwa has traditionally involved the cultivation of a rich diversity of crops that included Maize, Sorghum, a variety of millets, pulses and vegetables. However, with increased market dependence of late Paharia farmers mostly […]
