Commodification of forests in an era of climate crisis has reduced them to mere ‘carbon stocks’. Forests are also...
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Yam on terrace walls
Yam has several nutritional benefits, yet the crop remains neglected and underutilized. In the absence of national...
Enhancing crop diversity leads to farm resilience
Monocropping of cash crops for generating incomes has displaced mixed farming systems and associated local crop...
Climate smart crops
Tubers, pulses and millets are important for the livelihoods and nutrition of poor farmers, especially in fragile...
Uncultivated foods – The hidden treasure
The share of uncultivated foods from the forest has gradually declined in the diets of Paharia tribes in Jharkhand....
Pulse Panchayat – Achieving self sufficiency in pulse production
Pulse panchayat is an integrated approach in establishing a sustainable production, value addition and marketing...
Agroecology in Asia and the Pacific
A summary of outcomes of the regional consultation Conscious of the need to embed agroecology within local and...
Trees as rich farm resources
Narendra’s farm in Beluru, a small village in Karnataka is a farm rich in crop diversity. He grows more than 27...
Wadi, the tree based farming model
Tree based farming has proved successful in providing sustained incomes for the farmers in the rainfed areas. The...
