Value addition training for Irulas at Pillur
Kadambankombai village is a village located on the southern slopes of Nilgiris towards Pillur valley. There are 21 Irula tribal families that live and practice organic farming. They grow finger millets, Thuvar dhal, several kinds of Rajma beans and double beans (Zeebra beans). Their surroundings are blessed with lots of fruit trees such as Jackfruit, […]
Training of Trainers – Participatory Guarantee System
Training of Trainers April 2019 Vaagdhara Banswara, Rajasthan 25-04-2019.Trainers: Mr. Robert Leo Mr. Rajesh Pandian At this stage of the Switch Asia project funded by WHH, our partners Vaagdhara had registered 200 PGS groups onto the NCOF portal. Keystone Foundation have verified and activated 30 groups and the rest are in the process. As a […]
Sustainable Use: Indigenous Livelihoods, Lessons from India
A two-day workshop (27th & 28th) was organized by Keystone Foundation in collaboration with IUCN, SULi, and Conservation International on “Sustainable Use: Indigenous Livelihoods, Lessons from India”. The Workshop was mainly held to understand, discuss and make a way ahead for Sustainable Use chapter on the Indian Context in IUCN and SULi. Anita Varghese, Deputy […]
Seeding an Organic future through PGS systems
Indigenous farming is not just farming practiced by the indigenous people; it is deeply rooted in the cultures of the particular place. Different communities have varied approaches, methods and ritual practices that have been carried out traditionally. Such knowledge has been passed down through generations which have always ensured nutritious food security for the indigenous […]
Week 2_Livelihoods in transition and social enterprise
The second week of the NFLC flew by as fast as the first. Archana Sivaramakrishnan anchored the first half of the week, capturing the livelihoods in transition of the NBR, followed by Mathew John who brought out the relevance and importance of market and social enterprises (Last Forest Enterprises) and explained its place in Keystone. […]
Week 1_Ecology
Keystone Foundation, one of Kotagiri’s popular ‘eco-systems’ welcomed the NFLC 2016 cohort into the newly constructed dorms after a tiring journey from across the globe. Even though jet lag was a dampener for some, the Cornelians’ counterparts here soon helped them settle into a comfortable rhythm and absorb the ambience in and around the Keystone […]
