M R Venkatesh, Feb 12, 2012 http://www.deccanherald.com/content/226446/a-peep-300-years-food.html “Let them eat cake!” This infamous jibe often attributed to Marie Antoinette, the last Queen of France in the 1790s  when peasants had no bread even, may historically conceal more than it reveals. From man’s daily bread to ward off hunger, a basket of agro-horticulture produces, protein-rich metric [...]

FAO has officially recognized the Traditional Agricultural System of Koraput  as a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System (GIAHS) site. This was officially declared on 3rd January 2012 at the Indian Science Congress organized by KIIT University in Bhubaneswar. This is an important recognition of our Tribal System of Agriculture and its conservation will only strengthen our fight [...]

We are all told that Indian cottons are not of quality and American cottons were introduced in India in early 1900. Please see the REPORT from the SELECT COMMITTEE on the Growth of Cotton in INDIA: together with the MINUTES of EVIDENCE. REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES 1847 – 48. EIGHTEEN VOLUMES:— CONTENTS OF THE THIRD VOLUME. [...]

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Very interesting documentary regarding agrarian history of the world

by M. D. Srinivas, T. G. Paramasivam, T. Pushkala The Chengalpattu Survey of 1767-1774 was perhaps the first effort that the British made to understand the ways of the Indian people before devising modes of effectively subjugating and administering them. Accounts of over 2100 localities of the Chengalpattu region of Tamil Nadu were collected as [...]

With wisdom and wit, Anupam Mishra talks about the amazing feats of engineering built centuries ago by the people of India’s Golden Desert to harvest water. These structures are still used today — and are often superior to modern water megaprojects. About Anupam Mishra To promote smart water management, Anupam Mishra works to preserve rural [...]