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.
Beyond the Plate
Beyond the Plate is an initiative where we engage in meaningful conversations that look at food beyond the sum of its parts. It is our attempt to narrow the divide between what’s on our plate, where it comes from, how it’s produced, and the deeper stories around it.
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…
Jowar Gatha Film Screening and Discussion
While the discourse on millets has largely revolved around their benefits as a whole, what does it mean to explore a single variety like jowar (sorghum) and examine its impact on the communities that cultivate it?
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? Th…
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.
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?