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    • During 1995 to 2005 I worked at Deccan Development Society - Farm Science center (KVK)in search of alternatives to chemical agents both for soil nutrition and pest and disease management as team all the scientist of the center were involved in documenting the methods, procedures and practices that were followed in Zaheerbad region of Medak district of Telagana. Many farmers both men and women shared their extraordinary knowledge and skills with us. under the leadership of Dr. B Suresh Reddy all the practices were tested and and most efficient practices were summarized into a beautiful visual tool. These practices increased the life in Soil and in Air. 

      Thank you Sincerely,

      Salomeyesudas

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    • There are many varieties of pulses are available from dry land farms 

      Horse gram, field bean, cow pea, lentil, lathyrus sativis and many types of beans.

      Apart from making them as boiled or curry , gravy recipes many more snack and sweet items are made out of these pulses.

      In tribal and rural areas lot of variety goes into preparations: laddus, vada, bajji, roti, spicy powders, as mixture of thickening agents 

      It is important to introduce them to children as regular diets 

      Reviving of traditional storage of pulses is urgent need of the hour 

      Storing in mud plastered bamboo baskets sealed with mud 

      Storing in bamboo baskets in between 2 layers of foxtail millet also protects them for long time 

      Revival of storage methods and recipes will put pulses in front row of the food basket 

      Thank you 

      Salome Yesudas
      food and nutrition scientist 
      Hyderabad , Telangana, India 

    • Dear Florence Egal

      first issue:

      location specific policy is needed
      hype of one particular crop or food should be discouraged 
      diversity is the key for any security therefore enhance diversity 

      second issue:

      policies to protect common lands and forest bodies including water bodies

      the policy should safe gourd land ,actually for each village  or dwelling place a recommended amount of common land should be earmarked and use be handed over to local community to manage it for agro eco securities 

      I am not sure of my contribution to third issue you raised 

      thank you

      Sincerely

      B. Salomeyesudas

    • Few thoughts facilitating the following:

      • tie up with local village farmers for purchase 
      • credit facility for buying in bulk 
      • organizing street vendors self help groups as unregistered societies may benefit
      • millet based street foods can cater to low income diabetics 
      • millet based street foods can cater school children 
      • Finger millet does not absorb oil therefore will be a profitable option for street food vendors 
      • training to street food vendors on Millet based and local greens based snacks can reduce their expenses 
      • training in food preservation and storage aspects will help them 
      • opinion collection of customers will help them to improve their skills
      1. TASTE ; RED / GREEN    
      2. HYGIENE ; RED  / GREEN 
      3. QUICKNESS; RED/ GREEN
      4. NUTRITION; RED/GREEN
      5. PRICE ; RED/ GREEN 

      red is need to improve , green is satisfactory 

      A white sheet with a pencil or pen is sufficient 

    • Fruits seem to be a food that has been enjoyed by mankind from the earliest of times.  Most of us appreciate fruits because they are the easiest foods to handle.  Just wash and serve Fruits need absolutely no preparation or cooking.  In addition fruits lend themselves to be concerted into a variety of dishes.  They can be baked steamed, stewed, crushed, made into salads, ice creams, juices and sherbets.  They can also be made into delicious jams, jellies, pickles and puddings.  Fruits can be preserved easily.

      Fruits contain abundant quantities of sugar.  In terms of nutrition, fruit are very good sources of several vitamins, minerals and dietary fiber.  Fruits are important foods in terms of health economy of ecology.  Fruits are health promoting as well as pleasure giving.  Fruits are very efficient sources of vitamin C and A.  We all ways associate fruits only with those of high market value.  But there are number of fruits available through out the year.  These wild fruits are edible and nutritious.  Most of these are location specific and seasonal.  Some advantageous of these fruits.

      • They are grown with out effort
      • They are freely available
      • They are consumed fresh therefore their nutrient contribution is significant.
      • They are seasonal and plenty
      • They are tasty
      • They are free of pesticide residue
      • They have high medicinal value
      • They have high wood value
      • Their foliage has high fodder value
      • They are easy is to raise
      • They are pest pesistant
      • They have high survival rate
      • They ensure our fruit consumption
      • They add diversity to our diet

      In order to enrich our diet in terms of vitamins and minerals the most inexpensive way will be to promote wild fruit cultivation seriously.The most other important impact will be ensuring a healthy relation with our natural resources.  And creating respect for nature in future generation.

      Present situation:

      • The knowledge about these species is being erode slowly
      • The present generation is not in a position to identify edible species
      • Reduction in forest area has brought down the consumption of wild fruit to a very low level
      • Cleaning of shrubs and shifting to Mono culture of fruit species is another area of serious concern.
      • Need for identification of  scientific names .

      A small research was done and analyzed for  b - carotene content of some of the wild fruits is presented below.

      Total carotenoids and b - carotene content of wild fruit samples

       

       

      Sl.No

       

       

      Name

       

      Total carotenoids

       

      b-carotene

       

      <¾¾¾¾ m/100 g¾¾¾¾¾>

       

       

      1

       

      Ambadikayalu

       

      570.69

       

      16.85

      2

      Pulcheri

      73.44

      28.99

      3

      Nakkarapandulu

      4236.78

      428.59

      4

      Bonthapandu

      161.25

      12.29

      5

      Irkipandu

      63.71

      12.18

      6

      Medipandu

      37.74

      5.4

      7

      Illintha

      514.73

      16.56

      8

      Eethapandu

      396.81

      191.22

      9

      Chitmit

      260.44

      12.71

      10

      Kalmi

      1026.30

      326.66

      11

      Kakipandu

      1300.39

      177.16

      12

      Morripandu

      1302.65

      354.11

      13

      Kasipand 

      2057.98

      147.38

      14

      Balusakupandluu

      404.49

      19.86

      15

      Pitlapandlu

      766.82

      22.44

      Other uses of wild fruits

      Sl. No.

      Local Name

      Type

      Other values

      1

      Balusuku pandu

      Bush

      Leaf is good fodder, used as

      Fire wood. Rainy season fruit.

      2

      Illentha pandu

      Small tree

      High medicinal value.  Winter season fruit

      3

      Chit Mit

      Tree

      Latex has medicinal value.  Rainy season fruit

      4

      Chimidi pandlu

      Tree

       

      5

      Kaki pandlu

      Bush

      Fence, Used as fire wood, roofing material.  Rainy season fruit.

      6

      Morri pandlu

      Tree

      High market value from fruit.  Latex has medicinal value.  Early summer fruit.

      7

      Parki pandlu

      Bush

      Fence, winter fruit

      8

      Pulichera pandlu

      Bush

      Fruits available through out the year

      9

      Kashe pandlu

      Bush

      Medicinal vlaue, through out year

      10

      Nalla jedi

      Tree

      Medicinal value, market value.  Early summer fruit

      11

      Dudi pandlu

      Bush

      Early summer fruit

      12

      Thella pulcheri

      Bush

      Medicinal value

      13

      Medi pandlu

      Tree

      Latex has medicinal value, wood value.  Summer fruit

      14

      Pam padiga pandlu

      Bush Fence, winter fruit

       

      15

      Sudi pandlu

      Tree

      Winter fruit, leaf has market value

      16

      Kalimi pandlu

      Bush

      Early summer fruit

      17

      Pitta pandlu

      Bush

      Rainy season fruit

      18

      Nakkiri pandlu

      Bush

      Rainy season fruit

      19

      Itha pandlu

      Tree

      Winter fruit, leaf has market value

      20

      Bontha pandlu

      Tree

      Winter season fruit.  Firewood value

      21

      Sithaphal pandlu

      Bush

      Rainy season

      22

      Thada

      Tree

      Two crops

      Because of thoughtless actions of man and low market value of these fruits we never gave them the place they deserve.  In order to promote fruit cultivation we need to think in a new direction considering the following points:

      • Identification of edible fruit species
      • Collection and documentation of these species
      • Documentation of other values of these species.  (Wood value, Medicinal value etc.,)
      • Conservation of existing edible fruit species
      • Propagation of these species scientifically
      • Popularizing these fruits
      • Conducting awareness campus.

      Quick and thoughtful program may ensure the conservation of wild fruits, which are important foods in terms of health economy and ecology.

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    • Dear Friends

      We can make agriculture work for nutrition if we allow the practice of ecological agriculture to continue because of the bonus of uncultivated food we get from these farms will definitely answer some of the worst nutritional deficiency disorders.  

      Dry land Millet  farmers’ treasured their knowledge about their resources, about their ecological agriculture, about their well being, about their living interface with nature and passed on to generation to  generation.
       
      If we closely understand we find that a very important component of millet cultivation is it’s embedded biodiversity. On their lands one cold see that s and millets stand next to pulses and pulses stand next to oilseeds and oilseeds stand next to vegetable. As a combination, millets, pulses, oilseeds and vegetables made a perfect combination of completely nutritious meal possible in the lives of the dry land people without having to spend a single paisa on outside food purchases.
       
      Astonishingly within this gamete of ecological agriculture there is the issue of uncultivated foods which are also called as wild greens by people and designated as weeds by scientists.
      It is a kind of ecological agriculture pattern that sustains uncultivated foods. Certain crops in certain seasons in certain agriculture fashion allow lot of greens to come up on their lands without consciously cultivating them.
       
      Addition of farmyard manure enhances the growth of these multipurpose greens on their lands. Light wooden ploughing will allow the delicate seed to be preserved and germinated easily where as hard tractor ploughing may destroy them.
       
      Same way application of chemical fertilizers hardness the soil and germination of these delicious delicate seeds may not happen easily and application of pesticides completely makes them non edible as the pesticide directly falls and settles on these greens.    
       
      To enjoy the greens as food, fodder and medicine the dry land Millet farmers always kept themselves away from these chemicals. The embedded uncultivated foods are always handy to women on their every visit to farm.
       
      Thank you