Local knowledge of crop diversity linked to food traditions, local practices and social norms is documented acquired through interaction with farmers and focus group discussion. Cooking quality of different rice varieties was assessed to see the effects of the environment factors. Different food dishes were assessed by trained cook, urban and rural consumers to identify dishes for market promotion. Diversified food traditions show close links to richness of crop landrace diversity. Crop landraces have substance, symbolic and sign values.
Technology Partners: MimirTech
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/role-food-tradition-conserving-crop-landraces-farm
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/deepak-kumar-rijal
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/journal-agriculture-and-environment-0
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/traditional-knowledge
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nepal
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/south-asia
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/crop-biodiversity
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biodiversity-conservation
