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(Some) Indian women ready for climate change
In Zaheerabad, dalit (broken) women forming the lowest rung of India’s stratified society, now demonstrate adaptatation to climate change by following a system of interspersing crops that do not need extra water, chemical inputs or pesticides for production.
The women grow as many as 19 types of indigenous crops to an acre, on arid, degraded lands that they have been regenerated with help from an organisation called the Deccan Development Society (DDS).
Good news alert, from InterPress Service.
Rice vs millet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmHUsVlc8yY
We’ve mentioned before the efforts to support millet cultivation among the Hill Tribes of India. There’s even a BBC documentary about the work. The above video is not from the Kolli Hills, but the problem it illustrates is the same. Rice subsidies and mining are threatening the way of life of the Dongria Kondh.
Living Farms works with them to ensure availability of food for the entire year. This is being done by re-establishing their traditional farming system, by conserving the biodiversity of millet and uncultivated food.
It’s a start
Kenya on Friday began distributing seeds for indigenous food crops worth Sh650 million to farmers on Friday, hoping to lift the country out of food insecurity. … Production of indigenous food crops has declined over the years due to lack of planting materials, low interest by seed companies and changes in eating habits, although they are known to cope well in dry weather.
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