Understanding Tribal Agriculture
The predominant attitude of agriculture officials towards tribal communities is to try to convince them to give up their ‘backward’ agriculture and adopt more ‘modern’ and ‘high productivity’ agricultural practices.
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Aboriginal Fire Management – Part of the Solution to Destructive Bushfires
As destructive bushfires become more common there is increasing political discussion how we manage them sustainably. Inevitably these debates raise questions of the past ecological effects of Aboriginal fire usage.
Recognizing the Rights of Nature and the Living Forest
“The message our Living Forest proposal delivers is aimed at the entire world with the goal of reaching the hearts and minds of human beings everywhere, encouraging us all to reflect on the close relation between Human Rights and the Rights of Nature.”
In Photos: The Seed-Saving Farmers Who Pass Down Land to Their Daughters
In Meghalaya, indigenous women are keepers of the seeds that form the foundation of their food sovereignty, a conscious choice by small food producers to define their unique food systems and culture.
Decolonizing our Minds and our Lands: Reviving Seeds, Culture
The wars [of conquest of Africa] have not actually ended – the artillery has just transformed into a different type against us farmers today. All of us are fighting.
Ancient Roots, Contemporary Shoots
A unique forest complex characterises Uttara Kannada district, where women farmers have nurtured and intimately engaged with their forest home gardens (FHGs) for centuries.
Four Ways Mexico’s Indigenous Farmers Are Practicing the Agriculture of the Future
While it was difficult to leave behind the daily responsibilities of tending the land, I knew that only grassroots farmer-to-farmer exchange could solve the world’s food crisis.
On the Commodification of Human Discovery
Free Knowledge is a welcome survey of alarming impacts of IP law and also valuable introduction to some salutary alternatives.
Australia and Africa Search Pre-colonial Past to Manage Climate Future
Although located on opposite sides of the world, Australia and southern African countries share colonial histories in which newcomers prevented indigenous people from employing age-old practices of using fire to manage their lands.
Indigenous Seed Savers Fight Climate Change with Biodiversity
As farmer Mamani stated, “It’s time traditional knowledge and science work together.”
Indigenous Ideas About “Living Well” Can Help Heal the Planet
What is “vivir bien,” and why is it relevant now?
