From the Hindu: Tribal communities continue to export organic pepper (grown in reserves) to Germany
(Some more background from other news articles: Apparently this scheme was set up to help members of these communities battle things like bad debt. A parallel eco-tourism scheme, aimed to attract well-off people to the Periyar Tiger Reserve, is also in [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Idukki’
Organic news from Kerala
Posted in Environment, News clippings, Sustainable agriculture, Tourism, tagged Organic, Idukki, the Hindu on 15 February 2009 | 1 Comment »
Idukki or Wayanad?
Posted in Sustainable agriculture, tagged Fair Trade, Family, Idukki, Organic, Wayanad on 15 October 2008 | 7 Comments »
Or both?
Right now, I’m trying to pick my research site, and I can’t chose between the Nilgiri Hills (in Wayanad) and the Cardamom Hills (in Idukki):
Both places would be ideal for my research on organic farming, as both have been home to organic and Fair Trade agriculture for export for awhile (anyone drink Equal Exchange [...]
