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Root and tuber crops are important part of staple diet of many tribal communities that the organization works with. Nutritionally, roots and tubers have a great potential to provide economical sources of dietary energy in the form of carbohydrates. Though not much...

Sahaja Samrudha popularlised farmer centered innovation from Karnataka -System of crop intensification (SCI) of Finger millet or the ‘Guli Ragi’. This method of cultivation has been highly recognized and increasingly applied throughout the country. The innovation that...

Revival of once growing crop ‘Millets’ by farmers in the villages of Kundagol taluk has re-introduced millet multicropping system that reinforces food security of small and marginal farmers. Hanumanahalli village of the sametal uk has been named by the state...

Community Seed Bank initiative has grown and is a multi-state initiative and farmer groups involving farmers actively in Seven states - Kerala, Bihar, Chhattishgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Punjab and West Bengal. Community level seed-saving initiatives enhance the...

Kitchen and nutrition gardens can play an important role in enhancing dietary diversity for better nutrition to farming families. Promoting nutrition gardens as a sustainable practice to improve nutrition by contributing significantly to dietary diversity for...

On-farm conservation of crop diversity forms important activity, and a tool for enriching crop diversity, creating seed sovereignty by safeguarding germplasm within farming communities. Traditional seeds are multiplied as it has the ability to adapt to changing...

Indian cotton was once infamously plundered by the British to benefit their finished goods economy back home. The world-famous Dhaka muslin was woven with desi cotton. While the foreign regime kept Indian cotton alive for their own gains, independent India presided...

Maize is one of the most versatile emerging crops having wider adaptability under varied agro-climatic conditions. Globally, maize is known as queen of cereals because it has the highest genetic yield potential among the cereals. In India, maize is the third most...

Karnataka is home to an astounding array of millets such as Ragi (Finger millet), Jola(Sorgum), Sajje(Pearl millet), Navane(Foxtail millet , Saave (Little millet), Udalu (Barnyard Millet), Baraga(Proso Millet, Korale(Browntop Millet) and Haraka (Kodo Millet) etc. In...