Food Security & Nutrition

Organisations

Earth4ever Conservation Foundation

July 7, 2026
The Locavore Team

(From left to right) Aparna (founder of Earth4ever), Priti (team member), Komal (permaculture designer), Govind (farm helper), Bharat (farm volunteer), and Vinayak (farm owner) during the establishment of the Vad Demonstration Farm. All photos courtesy of Earth4ever Conservation Foundation.

Working closely with smallholder farmers in Maharashtra, Earth4ever Conservation Foundation blends regenerative farming practices and indigenous knowledge to mitigate the effects of the climate crisis, ensure food security, and aid income generation.

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NESFAS: Safeguarding and Revitalising Indigenous Peoples’ Food Systems

May 29, 2026
The Locavore Team

NESFAS works with indigenous communities like Khasi-Jaintia, Garo, Karbi, and Biate in Meghalaya and Nagaland to revitalise, safeguard, and promote food systems. All photos courtesy NESFAS.

Working closely with farmers, weavers, fisherfolk, foragers, local entrepreneurs, and community cooks in Meghalaya and Nagaland, NESFAS is conserving Indigenous Peoples’ Food Systems and its diversity.

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

April 21, 2025
The Locavore Team

Currently, Khaana Chahiye supports two community kitchens: one in Kurla, run by a women’s self-help group, and the other in Ulhasnagar, driven by a transgender persons’ collective. All photos by Khaana Chahiye Foundation.

Khaana Chahiye Foundation began 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 in need within the city through community kitchens and grocery kits.

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