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...
Sustainable regional food cycles in Nepal
Food systems that intend to meet the long-distance export and which are based on highly mechanical and chemical productions are not the solutions for the present day problems in...
Connecting to cultural roots
‘Food’ as we all know it, is a common denominator amongst the people - whether produced by rural or urban communities. In India even more so, it is a great equaliser when it...
Organic bazaars – linking small producers with urban consumers
B N Vishwanath In India, the term organic farming has caught the imagination of all those farmers and consumers, who are seriously trying to do away with harmful chemicals and...