Working in Similipal Biosphere Reserve forest, Collecting the data of NTFPs and the traditional food systems on Dioscorea species and other wild tuber crops. They are bitter in taste but tribal community put them overnight in running water for detoxification. After this process, they eat them as snacks and vegetables particularly during famine or off agricultural seasons.
An initiative of Ambika Prasad Research Foundation for Biodiversity Conservation. Biodiversity is the foundation for human health. By securing the life-sustaining goods and services which biodiversity provide to us, the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity can provide significant benefits to our health. (Special thanks to R U, Cuttack; NBPGR, Base Centre, Cuttack; RIE (NCERT),Bhubaneshwar, RPRC, Bhubaneshwar, Wikipedia and other sources for data collection)
Similipal Biosphere Reserve & NTFPs along with wild root and tuber crops
Working in Similipal Biosphere Reserve forest, Collecting the data of NTFPs and the traditional food systems on Dioscorea species and other wild tuber crops. They are bitter in taste but tribal community put them overnight in running water for detoxification. After this process, they eat them as snacks and vegetables particularly during famine or off agricultural seasons.
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