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Organisations

Khaana Chahiye Foundation: A Pandemic-Induced Initiative Still Combating Hunger in Mumbai

March 26, 2025
The Locavore Team

Khaana Chahiye Foundation started out as a citizen-led crisis-management operation focussed on combating hunger in Mumbai during the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, it is an NGO that continues to feed those…

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Producers

Maaticha: Bringing the Best of Konkan through Seasonal, Small-Batch Products

February 27, 2025
The Locavore Team

Maaticha is a farm owned by the Kazi family that grows local, seasonal produce in the Konkan region.

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Producers

Aranya: Improving Crop Yields and Farmer Livelihoods Across Gujarat

February 4, 2025
The Locavore Team

Founded in 2016, Aranya is a Farmer Producer Organisation (FPO) comprising a group of smallholder farmers belonging to the forests of the Aravalli Hills in eastern Gujarat.

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Experiences

Chef On The Road Jharkhand

February 4, 2025
The Locavore Team

An immersive Chef on the Road (COTR) journey with Chef Thomas Zacharias, in collaboration with Wild Harvest, exploring Jharkhandâ€™s food, culture, and communities. From foraging wild ingredients to experiencing Sohrai and Khovar art, this trip dives deep into the regionâ€™s culinary heritage.

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Know Your Desi Ingredients

Amaranth

February 1, 2025
The Locavore Team

In my home, laal (red) maath is a staple in the post-monsoon and winter seasons. It frequently goes into salads, pastas, and stir-fries. My favourite amaranth leaf dish is a…

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Know Your Desi Ingredients

Elephant Foot Yam

February 1, 2025
The Locavore Team

Most indigenous communities across the Global South have been relying on tuber crops for their sustenance; they are part of their cultural heritage as well as their dietary habits. Unfortunately,…

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Organisations

Khaana Chahiye Foundation: A Pandemic-Induced Initiative Still Combating Hunger in Mumbai

February 1, 2025
The Locavore Team

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Making Millets Desirable: Millets in Food Establishments

March 21, 2024

What are the challenges and opportunities surrounding millet consumption in rural and urban India? How can restaurants and businesses potentially work with the grains to make them exciting and accessible to consumers? This discussion attempted to address just that.

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Millets: Reimagining the PDS for Food Sovereignty

January 30, 2024

A session focussed on understanding localised and decentralised approaches to the Public Distribution System in India that incorporate millets to better achieve food security and sovereignty.

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