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 […]
Field visit to Sabar villages of East Singhbhum District, Jharkhand
Rohan Mukerjee The Sabar people are classified as one of Jharkhand’s 8 Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) and they primarily dwell in the forested hills of East Singhbhum District in south-east Jharkhand. The Sabar have traditionally depended on forests for their survival and livelihoods and are yet to adopt sedentary agriculture in a big way. […]
Awareness program on wild and uncultivated food with children of Kularighat – 12th October 2020
Basant Soni and Dhansay Sori On the 12th of October 2020 an awareness program on the wild and uncultivated food of the Kamar people was carried out with 12 children of the Kamar village of Kularighat, Mainpur block, Gariaband District, Chhattisgarh. The meeting was facilitated by UD fellows Basant Soni and Dhansay Sori with the […]
Planting of uncultivated food and other saplings in Birhor villages of Pali and Podi Blocks, Korba District, Chhattisgarh
Ramakant Jaiswal and Tiharu Birhor In July and August 2020 3700 saplings were distributed among 200 Birhor households across 10 villages of Pali and Podi Blocks, Korba District, Chhattisgarh. Bamboo is integral to the lives of the Birhor. They make a variety of baskets and other bamboo handicrafts which they sell in local markets and […]
Agriculture and Tree Planting related activities in Paharia villages of Sundar Pahari and Littipara, Jharkhand
Surja Paharia In June and July 2020 a variety of activities associated with the promotion and revival of traditional crops; strengthening of Jara and Kurwa shifting cultivation based practices of the Paharia people; vegetable cultivation in kitchen gardens; and planting of uncultivated food and other trees and plants; were carried out in the Paharia villages […]
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 […]
Annual Tuber Harvesting from Nakna Jungle by the Pahari Korwas of Amanara village, Raigarh District, Chhattisgarh
Rohan Mukerjee The month of Mang, which starts around 22nd January, marks the commencement of the peak season for harvesting wild tubers by Pahari Korwas in the forests of Raigarh District, Chhattisgarh. Wild tubers make a vital contribution to the nutritional security of the Pahari Korwas. Some tubers are also commercially important NTFPs which are […]
Exhibition of Uncultivated Food and Traditional Seeds of the Pahari Korwas and PVTG Conference for Birhor, Pando and Pahari Korwa Tribes – Kendha Village, Dharamjaigarh Block, Raigarh District Chhattisgarh, 6th December 2019
Naresh Biswas and Rohan Mukerjee On the 6th of December a conference for the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) of Raigarh District of Chhattisgarh focusing on the Birhor, Pando and Pahari Korwa tribes was held at Kendha village which is located at the foothills of Chui Pahar in Dharamjaigarh Block of Raigarh District, Chhattisgarh. Through […]