Nutritional Gardens in Nilambur
Nutritional Gardens have been an important intervention since the pandemic occurred. Through this intervention Indigenous communities in the Nilambur valley have had access to nutritious food right from their backyard.
A Tuber Mela to Inaugurate a Community Seed Bank
Tubers for centuries have been a staple diet and a dependable source of nutritional security for forest-dependent communities. Interestingly, tubers are so diverse that they vary in size, shape and flavors. As a part of our ongoing livelihoods rehabilitation efforts in Kerala, a tuber fest along with the inauguration of a new community seed bank […]
Puzhayora Punarujeevanam – Riverbank Restoration
The river Kabani is one of the most important east-flowing Rivers in Kerala, with its origins in the Western Ghats (Banasura hills). The back-to-back deluges of 2018 and 2019 have largely affected the biodiversity found on Kabani’s banks, in addition to giving momentum to various direct and indirect repercussions. Soil erosion is one. However, the […]
My experience with Businesses that care at Keystone Foundation
My work at Keystone was to write a case study report for Aadhimalai, a tribal producer company. In this report my focus was to look at the functioning of the company through the lens of co-creation, co-production and sustainable markets. These concepts are interconnected and always work together to achieve sustainable livelihoods and biodiversity conservation. […]
Farmers are bearing the brunt during Covid
The COVID-19 has taken the world by surprise and it is creating a lot of issues in everyone’s day to day life. None were prepared for a pandemic of this stature. Many media outlets and experts believe that the pandemic has had a devastating impact on the Indian Agriculture sector. The corona virus impact on […]
The revival of Millet
Our field-staff, Kannan, from Aracode sent us this refreshing image of Thinai (Foxtail Millet) a few days ago. What’s even delighting is, the fact that despite several hindrances posed by the lockdown since early March, we managed to procure seeds and distribute them to the farmers, just in time for the sowing season. While this […]
Community seed bank (Tubers) at a tribal settlement
Food security is one of the primary concerns for communities residing in the tribal areas of Kerala. The problem gets compounded when communities do not have proper records and documents for their landholdings, which ends up restricting their access to Government support. Godavary tribal settlement is one such place where many of the families have […]
One’s livelihood ensures another’s safety
One’s livelihood ensures another’s safety: Newly formed women’s group are making masks for Sanitary workers Marginalized communities are the most affected by the pandemic as it continues to dent their livelihoods and their income. Yet there are stories of communities & people coming together to help those that are most vulnerable and are of dire […]
The Thing That We Saw And Got Scared Of
My name is Nadhiya, I am going to tell you the story about THE THING THAT WE SAW AND GOT SCARED OFF, THIS WEEK. We went to Horosholai. This week we stayed at Gokul brother’s house. After we were done with all the interview, we went to Joni halla, we went there and were […]
A Community led Nursery at Wayanad
Setting up a Community led nursery is one way to address land degradation, livelihood issues, and contribute to climate change adaption & mitigation. Close to 20,000 saplings will be grown at this nursery setup in Wayanad, Kerala. It is being managed by a farmers group along with a women’s self-help group in the region. Members […]
