Field visits to Kheria Sabar villages of Purulia District, West Bengal March 14, 2024 Rohan Mukerjee Alongside Paschim Banga Kheria Sabar Kalyan Samiti (PBKSKS) Keystone Foundation has been working with the Kheria Sabar community in Purulia district of…
Agriculture and Traditional Food Mela – Aksi, Mahuadanr Block, Latehar District, Jharkhand December 31, 2023 Manu Deo, Cordula Kujur, Jagabandhu Sanda and Rohan Mukerjee On the 29th of December the residents of the hamlets Aksi and Chetma in Mahuadanr…
Using Diversity and Habitat Rights Annual Networking Workshop September 4, 2023 26th to 30th August, 2023, Mysuru, Karnataka A joint Using Diversity (UD) Network and Habitat Rights workshop was organised in Mysuru from 26th to…
A Spring trek through Saranda Forest April 3, 2023 Rohan Mukerjee On an early spring morning in March, I accompanied young Amit Jamuda for a trek through the Darka Daa forest area surrounding…
Van Kaleva – Awareness programs on wild food with Baiga children of Anuppur District, MP March 6, 2023 Durgesh Prasad In February and March 2023 Van Kaleva programs were organized to spread awareness about wild and uncultivated food among Baiga children. On…
Participation of the Using Diversity Network in the 5th Kisan Swaraj Sammelan, Mysore, 11-13th November, 2022 November 15, 2022 Laxman Ahkey From 11th to 13th November 2022 a massive Kisan Swaraj Sammelan was organised in Mysore, Karnataka. Over 2000 people attended the 5th…
Forests and Agricultural Diversity in Bandi Pahar and Sera Pahar, Saraikela-Kharswan District, Jharkhand November 10, 2022 Budheswar Mahato, Jagabandhu Sanda and Rohan Mukerjee The landscape of the Saraikela area in Saraikela-Kharswan District, Jharkhand is a study in contrast. As one…
Van Kaleva village elder program on traditional food systems of Patalkot November 10, 2022 Jhiran village, Harrakachar Panchayat, Tamiya Block Chhindwara District, Madhya Pradesh Laxman Ahkey and Gyansa Bharti On the 6th of November 2022 through the Using…
“Van Kaleva” – A program to spread awareness of wild and uncultivated food among the children of Patalkot July 23, 2022 Naresh Biswas The Using Diversity Network project is being implemented by Nirman in the villages of Patalkot. This project is being implemented in collaboration…
“Traditional Seed and Uncultivated Food Fair” in Baiga village of Tanaja, Rajendragram, Anuppur District, Madhya Pradesh – 4th May 2022 May 6, 2022 Durgesh Prasad Millets like Kodo (Kodo millet) and Kutki (Little millet) are currently renowned through out the country and abroad. These millets have an…