Celebrating traditional foods and agriculture practices – Krishi Mela, Salgama, Sundar Pahari
Surja Paharia On 16th December 2024 a Krishi Mela was organized in the Paharia village of Salgama in Bada Paktari Panchayat, Sundar Pahari Block, Godda District, Jharkhand. The Mela celebrated the rich diversity of cultivated, uncultivated and wild foods and traditional agricultural practices of the Paharia people bringing together around 220 people (150 women and […]
Historical Timeline of the Nagesia Community of Orsa Panchayat
On 13th September 2023 a Historical Timeline exercise for Orsa Panchayat, Mahuadanr Block, Latehar District, Jharkhand, with a focus on Agriculture, Food Systems and Forests was conducted in Chiro Nawa Toli. The exercise was conducted by Cordula Kujur and Rohan Mukerjee with Gram Pradhan and respected Community leader Narendra Nagesia carrying out community facilitation. In […]
Recognition for Baiga Community Seed Savers in Dindori District
Hiralal Sarote and Naresh Biswas On the 10th of January 2023 the District Collector of Dindori, Shri Vikas Mishra, visited the community seed bank in Silpidi village. This seed bank is managed by the Sawa Salhar Sanghati Beej Bhandar Samiti Silpidi and is the first community seed bank committee formed by NIRMAN (UD network partner) […]
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. […]
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 […]
Promoting Forest Gardens to improve sustainability of the Jara-Kurwa shifting cultivation based system of the Pahariya people of Sundar Pahari, Godda District, Jharkhand
Surja Pahariya and Rohan Mukerjee The Pahariya people in the hills of Sundar Pahari, Godda District, Jharkhand continue to practice Jara-Kurwa a shifting cultivation based agricultural system. In the first year of cultivation known as Jara they carry out monocropping of legumes, primarily cowpea and rice bean. After one year of Jara the Paharia peoplecarry […]