First food: business of taste
Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it
Traditional Knowledge
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The wealth of tradition
Vietnam has taken a keen interest in tradional medicine since its independence in 1954. In the war against colonial France and later the Americans, Vietnamese troops had to depend heavily on herbal medicines. However, a lack of resouces on the part of t
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Patent fears
Scientists in Karnataka are forced by the administration to abandon efforts towards documenting the biodiversity knowledge of indigenous people<br>
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Knowledge and despair
Age old tribal and indigenous know how could be lost to marauding urbanisation
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Cash crunch
Lack of resources and delayed official action could jeopardise the future of traditional herbal medicine in the country
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A partial success
But escape clauses weaken radical decisions taken at the recent convention on biodiversity
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A biopiracy coup
Yes, if the Action Group on Erosion, Technology and Concentration is to be believed.
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Another board
despite the government's claims of the country being a centre of megadiversity with immense traditional knowledge of its use, little has been done to nurture both. Yet another board has been
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Where are the tapovans ?
Both India and China are ancient civilisations possessing characteristic indigenous knowledge of conservation of natural ecosystems. The Chinese have recognised the potential of traditional knowledge and regard religious forests as an asset and an importa
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Recipe
Fry a little leaf or a chopped bulb of a onion, four-five chillies and half a bay leaf. Add about 100 gm of rice, a few leaves or corms of <i>Colacasia</i>, a slice of fresh bamboo shoot, slivers of <i>Benincasa hipida</i> and <i>Langenaria cineria</i> fruits and handful of pea seeds; sprinkle a pinch of sodium bicarbonate and a teaspoon of salt. <br>
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Goa's disappearing khazan farms dying a slow death
Hilaro Siquera used to own a 243-hectare farm in Divar, about 6 km from Goa's capital, Panaji. His land isn't cultivable any more