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.
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To Ensure High-quality Spices, Traceability is Everything
Where can our spices be traced back to? Aswin Prasannakumar and Yathi Kumar, co-founders of Nilgiri Marten Spices,talk to Yashvi Shah about good spices, sourcing their produce, and how sweetening their tea with Marayoor…
Kilmora: Bringing Flavours and Traditional Knowledge from the Kumaon Hills
Nestled in the picturesque valley of Mukteshwar in the Kumaon hills, Kilmora—also known as Kumaun Grameen Udyog—is a social enterprise championing sustainable livelihoods in Nainital, Uttarakhand. They celebrate local cr…
Nilgiri Marten Spices: The Best of Single-origin Spices
Founded in 2022 by Aswin Prasannakumar and Yathi Kumar, Bengaluru-based Nilgiri Marten Spices (NMS) aims to sell spices entirely traceable to the regions they are cultivated in.
Ishka Farms: What It Takes to Grow Capers in India
Located in the dry scrublands of Niravi Pudhupatti village, about 45 kilometres from Tuticorin, is Ishka Farms,India’s only caper farm.
Balion Agrofoods: Tapping Into the Versatile Coconut Sap
Balion Agrofoods,a brand that offers products made from coconut sap,is based in the Sindhudurg district, a Konkan region abundant in coconut palms.
Earth Focus Foundation: Enabling Nature-based Livelihoods
Based in the Kanha forest of Madhya Pradesh, Earth Focus Foundation (EFF) is a community-led organisation working with farmers from the Baiga and Gond tribal communities.
Dongaon Local: Ghee From the Kitchens of Dongaon’s Women
Dongaon Local is named after the village it is set-up in where the village’s farming community closely interact with cows and often make ghee with surplus milk.
Bringing Bengal’s Cherished Winter Jaggery to the World
It’s in the peak of winter that the sap of the date palm trees is sweetest. Sharing their own memories of eating nolen gur in winter, the co-founders of Earth Story Farms talk to Throvnica Chandrasekar about making date…