Nursery management training
Ramachandran K G Three new community managed nurseries have been set up in three different villages in the Nilambur area. The nursery in Cherupzha is managed by a community foundation, called ‘Thoduve’. The second nursery has been set up at Palakkayam and the third one is at Appankappu village. The responsibility of the management of […]
Baiga Mandi – An exhibition of uncultivated food and traditional Bewar crops of the Baiga people, Thadpathra village, Baigachak, Dindori District, Madhya Pradesh
Heeralal Sarote On the 3rd of March 2021 a Baiga Mandi was held in the Baiga village of Thadpathra to celebrate the rich diversity of uncultivated and cultivated foods that the Baiga people use in their daily lives. The objective of the program was to promote the conservation of this rich diversity of wild and […]
Community managed nurseries in the Nilambur area
Ramachandran K G Promotion of community managed nurseries of different wild and agro species is one of the prime the month of February 2021 objectives of the project. We were able to establish a nursery at Cherupuzha centre in the beginning with the support of a community foundation, called Thoduve. We have established three nurseries […]
Roots and Tuber Melas in Mysore and Dharawad
Deepak Mangesh, UD project coordinator, Sahaja Samrudha Adivasi means the first inhabitants of any place .The Adivasi people are the aboriginals who have learned and lived life by being completely in tune with nature. Many of these tribes today cease to exist and many are considered Particularly Vulnerable Tribal groups even by the government. The […]
Community managed Tuber bank in Ettappara hamlet
Ramachandran K G Tubers were one of the primary and important food sources of energy and nutrition for all the indigenous community members in Nilambur. The collection of tubers was once a family business and all members of a family together had been involved in the process of gathering wild roots and tubers from the […]
Poster distribution and Awareness programs in Paharia villages of Sundar Pahari – January and February 2021
Surja Paharia and Rohan Mukerjee In January and February 2021, a set of posters covering wild food, traditional agricultural practices and history of the Paharia people of Sundar Pahari were distributed to Paharia villages across Sundar Pahari. Alongside the distribution of posters community meetings and awareness programs were facilitated, which focused on the benefits and […]
Uncultivated Food and Traditional Seed Mela – Gaildubba Village, Patalkot, Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh, 20th February, 2021
Laxman, Gyansa Bharti and Rohan Mukerjee The Using Diversity (UD) Network, though Nirman the partner NGO in Madhya Pradesh, has been working in Patalkot since 2017. Patalkot as the Sanskrit origin of its name suggests is a deep valley spread over 79 km2 located 78 km from Chhindwara in Madhya Pradesh. This unique horse-shoe shaped […]
Awareness Program on Forest Rights Act – Hitbasa, Potka Block, Jharkhand
Sidheshwar Sardar On the 22nd of February 2021 a one day awareness program on the Forest Rights Act (FRA) and its implementation was organized in Mansa Club in Hitbasa village. 12 Sabar villagers (7 women and 6 men) from Hitbasa Sabar Tola, Chirugoda and Saharjudi attended the meeting. 19 villager (8 women and 11 men) […]
Traditional Seed and Food festival at Pillur
Ramachandran K G A traditional seed and food festival was organized in Pillur, Tamil Nadu on 20th, February 2021 with the purpose of disseminating and transferring the knowledge of traditional food and seed diversity of the people of the Irula community to their own children and youth. Another purpose of the gathering was to spread […]
Katkari Community managed seed bank, Poi Malwan, Sindhudurg
Ramachandran K G In the month of September 2020, a meeting was organised in Poi Malwan village to discuss the setting up of a community seed bank. 15-20 community women leaders from 5 villages in the area gathered there to participate in the discussion. No one from the villages has ever heard about the concept […]
