rice

The Mangaluru students were excited at the prospect of eating the crops they grew.

An indigenous variety from Assam that cooks on its own, Komal Saul is quickly emerging as a quirky and sustainable alternative to regular rice.

The terrace farm has rice, radish, pomegranate, drumstick, yam and guavas, and turmeric a variety of other fruits and vegetables. Last year, he says eight kgs of turmeric were grown on the terrace!

According to Sheela each of these rice varieties has different medicinal and health values.

Jai Prakash Singh is going back to using traditional agricultural practices to ensure better and higher yields.

The consumption of hardy millets has dropped exponentially since urbanisation made Indians switch to wheat and rice. But millets could be the answer to fighting climate change and poverty, while being packed with nutrients.

A small innovation has made the lives of rural in women in Jharkand so much simpler. They no longer have to spend hours on parboiling rice.

When Narayana Peesapati became aware of the harmful effects of plastic, not only to the environment but also to our health when used as cutlery, he was stunned. But he did not stop there. He came up with a solution that most of us wouldn't have thought of, and actually made it happen!