Videos
Farmer Climate School – Cultivating climate resilience
05/12/2018
Government of India and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations with support of the Global Environment Facility to develop and implement a strategic pilot project on climate change adaptation in seven drought-prone districts of Andhra Pradesh & Telangana.
Leveraging ICT platform for nutrition communication: pilot with PVTGs in India
19/11/2018
The video showcases the journey of an innovative pilot project undertaken in Deogarh district of Odisha in India. The pilot leveraged the ICT platform (Digital Green model) to communicate nutrition-sensitive messages including nutrition sensitive agricultural practices with the particularly vulnerable tribal women.
Codex in India: Standard for Quick Frozen Shrimp
15/11/2018
From hatchery to export, Codex Standards, Guidelines and Codes of Practice are a critical part of the multi-billion dollar Indian shrimp industry ensuring safety and quality along the food system.
Using underutilized foods to improve livelihoods and nutrition in India
19/01/2018
In Asia and the Pacific, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is helping its member countries improve nutrition from the ground up. In India, working with its partners at ICRISAT, underutilized but highly nutritious foods are being grown once again. Livelihoods of farmers and their families are improving as a result and for many this resurgence is improving nutrition.
Recognition of land rights of indigenous peoples in India. An interview with Ramesh Sharma.
11/07/2017
Supporting the recognition of land rights of indigenous peoples and local communities in India. An interview with Ramesh Sharma. FAO and the organization Ekta Parishad are working together to increase the recognition of land rights of indigenous peoples and local communities in India. In this interview, Ramesh Sharma gives us more details about FAO’s joint work with Ekta Parishad.
ILDC 2017 - Shyam Khadka (FAO)
07/04/2017
Interview with Mr. Shyam Khadka (FAO) at the India Land and Development Conference (ILDC) in 5-6 April 2017 in New Delhi, India. Transcript
Interview with Harsh Mander about the State's obligations on the right to adequate food in India
15/12/2015
Interview with Mr Harsh Mander (Director of the Centre for Equity Studies, New Delhi, India) providing an overview on the main issues debated during the development and passage of the India’s National Food Security Act (2013), focusing on the State's obligations on the right to adequate food.
What are pulses and why are they important crops for food security
11/11/2015
The International year of Pulses 2016 (IYP) aims to heighten public awareness of the nutritional benefits of pulses as part of sustainable food production aimed towards food security and nutrition.
Costs and benefits of the Green India Mission for mitigation
15/09/2015
N H Ravindranath speaks at the Economics of Climate Change Mitigation Options in the Forest Sector international online conference. Organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in February 2015, the conference explored how a wide range of different interventions in the forest sector might help to mitigate climate change
BioVillage India (TeleFood 1998)
08/05/2013
Biovillage Project is run by the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, a local non-governmental organization in Chennai, with funding and technical assistance from the Government of India and international agencies including FAO, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)