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
India
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Blow your horn and cough up
A look at how community land is used as a bargaining tool for development projects and even for peace and quiet.
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Matching farming methods to climate
Traditional agricultural practices in Orissa minimised loss by cultivating crop in different topographical areas and across three cropping seasons.
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Boost to ecofriendly farming
A department of biotechnology project to popularise the production of biofertilisers has recently been approved.
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White heat
Resentment in Papua New Guinea against the whites dates back to the days of slavery.
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Flight to extinction
The November deadline for the arrival of Siberian cranes in India is long gone, and wildlife experts are apprehensive that the birds are heading for extinction.
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Tough decisions ahead
A BBC serial says strong political will is needed to ensure that energy is used efficient.
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People hold the key
Western biologists want half of PNG to be turned into a national park. But talking to the government is not enough people's participation is imperative.
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Conflict and "capital logic"
Mining companies, aided by a short sighted bureaucracy, have recklessly plundered Papua New Guinea's vast mineral wealth, transforming its socio economic profile and leaving behind a degraded environment.
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Traditional cruelty
Animal rights activists were outraged when jallikattu, a bloody bull-fighting sport, was displayed at the Republic Day pageant in Madras. Tamil Nadu Governor M Channa Reddy reviewed a series of
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