Understanding Millets and the Green Revolution
A session that looked to uncover just how nuanced and interlinked the history of the Green Revolution and millet cultivation in India is.
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Understanding Millets and Marginalisation
Understanding Millets and Marginalisation addressed a host of exclusions,from new forms of agriculture that sideline indigenous knowledge, to diets that are far less diverse, and who can really access and afford certain grains now.
Maaticha: Bringing the Best of Konkan through Seasonal, Small-Batch Products
Maaticha is a farm owned by the Kazi family that grows local, seasonal produce in the Konkan region.
Aranya: Improving Crop Yields and Farmer Livelihoods Across Gujarat
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.
Making Millets Desirable: Millets in Food Establishments
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.
Millets: Reimagining the PDS for Food Sovereignty
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.
Wild Harvest: Sustaining Livelihoods Through Mahua Flowers in Jharkhand
Wild Harvest is a social enterprise in Jharkhand’s Jonha region that aims to introduce Mahua flowers as a viable food for urban consumers, while supporting local communities.
Millets: Unveiling the Past, Nourishing the Future
One hears so much chatter about millets lately: they’re a superfood, they’re heritage grains, our hope for climate change. But what do we really know of them beyond the hype?
Hill Wild: Advocating for Indigenous Produce from the North-East
By exclusively sourcing indigenous produce from villages in Manipur and Nagaland, Hill Wild aims to spotlight local food traditions and document traditional knowledge practised by these communities.