With only 10-15 days of sales this year due to the lockdown, and fewer customers buying ice apples, vendors in Visakhapatnam have lost out on a chunk of their income from selling the popular summer fruit
Edible wild plants have for long been a source of food for the Irulas, an Adivasi community in Tamil Nadu. But with receding forests and uncertain work options, they now hope education will bring better days
The Odisha government recently started procuring ragi in order to distribute millets on PDS and other schemes, mainly in Adivasi areas. But unreasonable guidelines and ceilings have made this a limited trial
Pooling grains, vegetables and other supplies, dividing tasks among themselves, farmers from various talukas of Nashik district prepared and ate meals by the side of the road during last week's protest
The mid-day meal for kids in zilla parishad schools in Maharashtra lessens the load on families subsisting on limited rations. But the state's budget for the food is meagre, as are its salaries for meal workers
At a vegetable market in North Delhi, a day before the farmers' march, vendors speak of the agrarian crisis
Many labourers from Odisha migrate to the brick kilns of Telangana, where the contractors and kiln owners exploit the desperation of the migrants – and after months of gruelling work, the workers can end up in debt
After investing lakhs, often on loan, mirchi farmers in Andhra encounter cartels of agents at the market yard, who dictate low, loss-inducing prices – and the state’s plans to digitise sales haven’t helped either
The Bamon or 'sacred cook' is an integral part of any feast for the Meiteis of Manipur. High demand has given rise to 'chakshangs' or kitchens, which cater elaborate meals – featured in this film
Paddy cultivation in Kerala has steadily shrunk due to many factors, including the growth of cash crops. But local governments and communities are collectively renewing the crop on land lying fallow for decades
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