The present study try to record the different terminologies used by the local people in Muga and Eri culture

This paper studies the use of flora and fauna as indicators in predicting annual seasons among Karbi tribe of Assam.

Because the condition of children and women depends largely on the surrounding socioeconomic, cultural and political environment, UNICEF (2004) states that “social and economic development issues are fully part of UNICEF’s mandate as a condition and consequence of the implementation of the CRC and an imperative for the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.” This statement suggests that promoting the development of indigenous societies at large is an essential element of UNICEF’s efforts to assert the rights of indigenous children and women.

The aim of the present study is to document human-plant interactions in main stream societies in a part of Karnataka state in Southern India.

The paper attempts to carefully review the ancient and contemporary uses of mustard as food and medicine with reference to the Ayurvedic tradition.

This paper—a product of the Poverty Reduction Group, Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Network—is part of a larger effort in the network to analyze poverty and monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of poverty reduction programs.

Northeastern Region India is the traditional home of near about 876 orchid species in 151 genera of which many species are economically important for their ornamental and medicinal values.

Biopreservation of perishable vegetables is a native skill of Northeast Indian women. Lactic acid fermentation is the actual mechanism involve in the biopreservation process of perishable vegetable and bamboo shoots.

This study shows how natural wine from Plums, Prunus salicina Linn. (cv.‘Santa Rosa’) prepared and standardized the preservation technique of low alcoholic wine

This paper deals with 57 plants species belonging to 24 families used in the treatment of stomach disorders by the Boto (the Buddhists) tribal community of Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir state