Spreading a good practice in agriculture on a wider scale has always been a challenge. However, people in Rajawar, a small village in Bundelkhand region in India, have showcased...
Threatened landscapes unite rural and urban communities in Japan
In the past 50 years, about a quarter of Japan’s cultivated land has been lost, threatening food production, cultural landscapes and biodiversity. One of Japan’s most valued...
Farmily: A social media for farmer-consumer linkages
The rural penetration of internet and social media is increasing by the day in India. Interestingly, farmers too are using these services to get connected with agriculture...
Learning lunch with nature
Working lunch is in vogue but ‘learning lunch’ is a novelty, connecting city-dwellers with food-producers with an aim to let each farmer-find-a-friend for renewing rural-urban...
From rarity to ubiquity: Entrepreneurship revives rare rice variety
As families in urban and peri-urban regions in Pokhara leave farming, they also lose access to traditional varieties of rice from their own farms. In this context, establishing...
Connecting with the Urban: A case of poultry farming
Poultry rearing is a traditional and age-old practice in rural areas. It is recognized as a potential tool to fight poverty and malnutrition. Establishing good linkages among the...
Community supported agriculture, thriving in China
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is one of the best examples of a successful, alternative food distribution system, providing real income to producers and affordable healthy...
From farm to plate: An initiative of Sahaja Organics
Providing direct market access to the farmers plays a crucial role in the economic development. Farmers markets are an integral part of the rural-urban linkage and have continued...
Creating city region food systems
As cities continue to expand and more people migrate to urban areas, current unsustainable patterns of urbanization and ineffective policies are no longer acceptable. The typical...