Agriculture and Traditional Food Mela – Aksi, Mahuadanr Block, Latehar District, Jharkhand
Manu Deo, Cordula Kujur, Jagabandhu Sanda and Rohan Mukerjee On the 29th of December the residents of the hamlets Aksi and Chetma in Mahuadanr Block, Latehar District, Jharkhand came together to celebrate their rich agricultural heritage and food traditions. Community Resource Persons Sandeep Lakra from Aksi and Sanjita Lakra from Chetma were responsible for organizing […]
Training program on Millet and Mahua recipes with Bhariya and Gond women of Patalkot at Gaildubba village
Laxman, Gyansa and Raghwati On Saturday the 12th of March 2022 a training program on making a variety of different food items using traditional millets and Mahua flowers was held at the Bhariya village of Gaildubba in Patalkot, Chhindwara District, Madhya Pradesh. The event was organized by Nirman (Using Diversity Partner) and supported by the […]
Promoting forest conservation through a Traditional Food Mela in Rakha village, Sundar Pahari, Godda District, Jharkhand
Surja Paharia and Rohan Mukerjee Through the Using Diversity project on the 16th of February 2022, a Mela was organised at Rakha village in the hills of Sundar Pahari to celebrate the traditional food traditions of the Paharia people and promote conservation and protection of the forest ecosystems of the region. The women and men […]
Awareness Program on Uncultivated Food and Traditional Agriculture – Pachgol village, Patalkot, Chhindwara District, Madhya Pradesh
Laxman and Gyansa Bharti On the 17th of April 2021 an awareness program on uncultivated food and traditional agricultural practices was conducted with the men, women and children of Pachgol village, Harrakachar Panchayat, Patalkot, Chhindwara District, Madhya Pradesh. Participants included 18 men, 3 women and 2 children. Using Diversity fellows Laxman and Gyansa Bharti shared […]
Meeting with women members of Kareaam village’s Self Help Group (SHG) on malnutrition and importance of uncultivated food
Laxman and Gyansa Bharti On the 15th of April 2021 a meeting to raise awareness about malnutrition and the benefits of wild and uncultivated food, was conducted with Bhariya and Gond women SHG members of Kareaam village in Kareaam Rated Panchayat, Patalkot, Tamiya Block, Chhindwara District, Madhya Pradesh. 18 women participated in the meeting. The […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Tuber distribution in the Nilambur area
Ramachandran K G Boiled or fried wild tubers and honey was one of the favourite dishes of the indigenous community people in Nilambur valley. Some of these community groups, like Kattaunaicken, Paniya and Muthuva, also used to cultivate some of the common yam species in the past around their houses. Tubers were one of the […]
