Mixed cropping, indigenous seeds and community-led agro ecology hold the key to a more sustainable future. Ananta’s journey is one such example. In the remote corners of Odisha’s...
Nurturing family, biodiversity and agroecology
Meet these local innovators who in a brief span of three years became Master Trainers on Natural Farming. Not only they introduced millet cultivation in their fields, but...
Millet production – A mutual learning experience
Small support can bring in significant changes. This has been our experience as students of RAWE programme. While helping millet farmers with linkages, we were the ones...
Farmers conserve rare species of kodo millets
The tribal farmers of Tikamgarh district in Bundelkhand region earned respect at the national level by cultivating and conserving their traditional small millet varieties. The...
Millets Seed System – An experience from Odisha Millets Mission
Addressing the issue of seed scarcity, participatory varietal trials were conducted with farmers at the Centre. After systematic assessment, identifies suitable varieties...
Women-led institutions reviving millet cropping systems in Odisha
Millets turned out to be the potential game changer in improving the overall household economy and addressing nutritional security. By coming together, institutions pursuing a...
Revival of millets – Ensuring food and nutritional security
Millet based cropping systems suited to local agroecology have stood the test of time and extreme weather conditions. Sustenance of such agricultural systems is also critical to...
Revival of millets in North East India
The smallholder farmers in NER have revived millets in their cropping systems as well as in their diets. A little support in terms of technical guidance and value addition, and...
Decentralized small millet processing
Collaborative efforts made by nutrition conscious communities has helped to revitalise, cultivate, process and promote consumption of millets in three geographics in India...
