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 […]
Van Kaleva Utsav – Awareness program on uncultivated food with Baiga children of Anuppur District, Madhya Pradesh
Based on inputs from UD fellow Durgesh Prasad On the 23rd of December 2020 Van Kaleva Utsav was celebrated in the Signagarh forest of Gonda Panchayat, Pushparajgarh Block, Anuppur District, Madhya Pradesh. The program involved Baiga children as well as village elders and heads from neighbouring Baiga villages which inculded Pakripani, Dumartola, Bakan, Nawatola, Belapani. […]
Van Kaleva Utsav – Awareness program on uncultivated food with the children of Patalkot, Chhindwara District, Madhya Pradesh
Based on inputs from Laxman and Gyansha Bharti On the 23rd of December 2020 Van Kaleva Utsav was celebrated in Rodagoda Pahar forest which is located between Gaildubba and Ghana Kodia villages. 38 children from Gaildubba, Ghanakoria, Ghatlinga, Sukhabhand and Harmahu Bandnam villages along with women and 3 men from Gaildubba and Ghanakoria villages participated […]
Van Kaleva Utsav – Awareness program on uncultivated food with the children of Khamera village, Dindori District, Madhya Pradesh
Based on inputs from UD fellow Heeralal Sarote On the 20th of December 2020 the primary school children of Baiga village of Khamera were taken to the forest of Chuhi Dongar and Chuti dongar. Bajari Baiga, Dharam Singh Baiga and four Baiga women – Vesreen Bai, Bajrin Bai, Tihari Bai, and Somvari Bai accompanied the […]
Van Kaleva Utsav – Awareness program on uncultivated food with the children of Ajgar village, Dindori District, Madhya Pradesh
Based on inputs from UD fellow Heeralal Sarote On the 19th of December 2020 Van Kaleva Utsav was organised in the Baiga village of Ajgar in Dindori District of Madhya Pradesh. The program was aimed at celebrating and spreading awareness about the diverse uncultivated foods of the Baiga people. The primary school children of Ajgar […]
Training on Habitat Rights Provisions of Forest Rights Act with Baiga leaders at Karpa Village, Pusparajgarh Block, Anuppur District, Madhya Pradesh – 2nd and 3rd December 2020
Based on inputs from Naresh Biswas In order provide information about the Habitat Rights provisions of the Forest Rights Act (2006) Nirman (UD partner organisation) organised a two day training program on the 2nd and 3rd of December 2020 in the Community Hall of Karpa village. 25 Baiga leaders from 10 villages of Pusparajgarh Block […]
Establishment of Kitchen Gardens in Patalkot – July 2020
Surendra Pandram and Gyansa Bharti A series of meetings were conducted with farmers and schoolteachers across Patalkot’s 12 villages, with regards to the establishment of kitchen gardens where a variety of desi/local vegetables would be cultivated. Subsequently seeds of local vegetable species and labour expenses were provided for the setting up of Kitchen Gardens in […]
Planting of Uncultivated Food plants and trees in Patalkot
Surendra Pandram and Gyansa Bharti Uncultivated foods make a vital contribution to the Bhariya and Gond people in the 12 villages of Patalkot, Chhindwara District, MP. These foods comprise a variety of green leafy vegetables; fruits, seeds and flowers; and tubers and have historically ensured the nutritional security of the Bhariya and Gond people of […]
Distribution of traditional seeds for mixed cropping cultivation by Bhaiya farmers of Patalkot
Surendra Pandram and Gyansa Bharti The Bhariya people residing in the 12 villages of Patalkot, Chhindwara District, MP have a long tradition of cultivating a rich diversity of crops that include a variety of millets, pulses and other legumes, maize and oil seeds. However, with increasing restrictions by the Forest Department on the traditional shifting […]
A training program for Baiga women on making food items using Kodo (Kodo Millet) and Kutki (Little Millet)
Naresh Biswas Kodo (Kodo millet) and Kutki (Little millet) are the major crops and staple food items of the Baiga indigenous people of the Baigachak area of Dindori district, MP. In addition to Kodo and Kutki the Baiga Adivasis of the area also cultivate Mandia (finger milliet), Salhar, Sawa, Kangni (Foxtail millet), Jowar (Sorghum), Makka […]
