food security
The Ladakhi Story In A Grain

Through barley, the mela projected an inter-connected web of life and how the death of any one of those nodes disturbs the entire web leading to ills and illnesses of many kinds. 

 किचन से संभव है सेहत का ख्याल़ (in Hindi)

फूड फेस्टिवल ने लद्दाख में तेजी से बढ़ रहे पर्यटन के बीच नई राह दिखाई, जिसमें लद्दाखी खान-पान, पर्यावरण व श्रम संस्कृति का संरक्षण संभव है।

जंगल और नदी कैसे बचाते हैं भारिया? (In Hindi)

भारिया आदिवासियों का जंगल व नदी बचाने का अपना तरीका है, वे जंगल की कटाई-छंटाई और नदी की साफ करते हैं, बल्कि उन्होंने पीढ़ियों से देसी पौष्टिक अनाज भी बचाए हैं

Defenders Of The Forest: How Forest Dwelling-Communities Of Gondia Are Regenerating Forests

"We know for a fact that if our forests are saved, our future generation is safe."

Pandemic Resilience in North East India

Stories from the Northeast bring a nuanced perspective of alternatives where people devised their unique norms of delivery mechanisms for food, health and income generation.

Reviving the Traditional Millet Based Bio-Diverse Agricultural System in Phek District, Nagaland

A case study supported by Oakland Institute. NEN has been working with the farmers, especially women farmers and mobilizing villages in Nagaland to revive the traditional millet-based agroecology.

How women from Bihar tackled COVID 19 by building food systems

Tribal communities have conserved native seeds, adapted to the soil and local climatic conditions.

Community Forest Rights & The Pandemic: Gram Sabhas Lead the Way (in Malayalam)

Empowerment of villagers to govern and manage local natural resources can sustain economies!

Fish sanctuaries and community support for conservation of Meghalaya’s mahseer

“Not just fishes, the aquatic life, in general, is thriving as a result of these fish sanctuaries,”