At a time when India is going through multiple farmer uprisings, chartering demands for their rights, one is often reminded that Bengal is not new to peasant uprising. And the protests and revolt was so intense during colonial era, that farmers of this land even
In 2000 I joined the Agriculture and Training Centre in Phulia that was established in 1952. Everything was in place as per infrastructure, from training to village community service. Unfortunately, nothing worked. I was taken aback to realise that neither any training took place, nor
In 2000 I joined the Agriculture and Training Centre in Phulia that was established in 1952. Everything was in place as per infrastructure, from training to village community service. Unfortunately, nothing worked. I was taken aback to realise that neither any training took place, nor
The United Nations’ World Food Programme won the Nobel Peace Prize this year for its efforts to combat hunger in regions facing conflict and hardship and at a time when the coronavirus pandemic has driven millions more people to the brink of starvation. The Rome-based
October 15 is the UN International Day of Rural Women. This day, which was first established in 2008, recognizes “the critical role and contribution of rural women, including indigenous women, in enhancing agricultural and rural development, improving food security and eradicating rural poverty.” Women farmers
The dragon fruit, also known as 'pitaya', and sometimes as strawberry pear, is a tropical fruit with a distinctive bright red skin and sweet, seed-filled pulp. A native of Central America, it is particularly common in Mexico. Well, there's now a little bit of Mexico
This is an inspiring story of a group of poverty-stricken Shabar women who became independent through a project that many thought would fail miserably. Women from 13 Shabar families came forward to join this project, a path-breaking one --- Made in Bengal! A large part of
One of the biggest cyclones of the century --- Cyclone Amphaan might have ravaged the paddy fields and fisheries of Sundarbans, but could not take away the resilience of farmers and the scientific know-how of Bengal’s agriculturists who have decided to grow salt resistant paddy
The plains of lush green and fertile Bengal have always boasted of the best varieties of paddy since time immemorial. Not just one of the leading states in paddy production, Bengal has also given to the world some of the unique varieties of rice with specific
With the aim of preserving the ecological balance of the Sundarbans and promoting it as the country’s only attractive mangrove zoo destination, the West Bengal Government has taken up an initiative to set up an eco-tourism hub there. It will come up in Jharkhali. The mangrove