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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Unpacking a poultry myth
Recent evidence from India suggests that rearing indigenous poultry rather than focusing on commercial breeds that give a higher yield can significantly contribute to the self-sufficiency and cultural wealth of rural communities
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Indigenous breeds are always profitable than cross breeds
Livestock is a very important component for profitable farming as most of the agricultural by-products can be used to feed them converting them into manure immediately. Other economical gains are in the form of wool, milk, egg, meat and skin. In India, very good draught animals like bullocks and he buffaloes can be freely obtained for cultivation.
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Prospects of bamboo shoot processing in north-east India
India has a vast bamboo cover of about 100,000 km which constitutes about 12.8% of the country
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An ethnozoological study in the adjoining areas of Mount Abu wildlife sanctuary, India
<p>There is evidence that human beings are familiar with use of animals for food, cloth, medicine, etc. since ancient times. Enormous work has been done on ethnobotany and traditional medicine. Like plants, animal and their products are also possessing medicinal properties that can be exploited for the benefit of human beings.</p>
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Clean development mechanism (CDM) carbon markets opportunities for investments and sustainable development in local communities
The objectives of the case studies are to determine the potential of indigenous knowledge in strategically contributing to mitigation and adaptation to climate change. The case studies assess the indigenous knowledge practiced and applied by local communities in East, West and Southern Africa regions and
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Climate change and health: A native American perspective
The intricate, intertwined forces driving global climate change are mirrored by similar complexity in the human response to it. That makes it nearly impossible to anticipate the stance of any one group based solely on a label such as nationality, race, or economic class.
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Copenhagen to Nagoya
Diversity of opinion blocking deal on diversity
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Negotiating participatory irrigation management in the Indian Himalayas
Participatory irrigation management (PIM) reforms are implemented in India to facilitate farmers
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India to host 11th COP on biodiversity in 2012
As a mark of its commitment to biodiversity conservation, India will host the eleventh Conference of Parties (COP) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in October 2012. Called
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Rich & poor countries now dont agree on biodiversity
Fate of Nagoya hanging in balance as developed nations resist legal framework for use of biological resources