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The Sustainable Food Systems sub-project of the Global Research Translation Award is addressing food and nutrition insecurity in India, a problem confronting a vast majority of women and children, especially in rural, indigenous communities.
Despite economic growth, India has some of the highest levels of food and nutrition insecurity in the world, with close to 40% of children under 5 stunted, and over 50% of women anaemic. There is an urgent need to upscale successful local innovations and best practices to address these issues.
The project partners are working with communities, especially women's groups, youth groups and students to generate and share knowledge on sustainable food systems, in particular production choices and technologies, diets and consumption practices, and their relationship to health and nutrition outcomes. Using a range of creative tools and strategies, partners and communities are generating digital content that will be shared at scale through an interactive, audio community media platform; supplemented by a mobile app for smartphone users, to provide 24-hour real-time response to community needs. Sustainability will be ensured through capacity-building of educational institutions, government functionaries and the wider public at multiple scales - local, regional, national and international.
The Sustainable Food Systems project is funded by the University of East Anglia's Global Research Translation Award (GRTA), a £1.36 million project to help tackle health, nutrition, education and environment issues in developing countries. The funding comes from the UK government’s Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF), which seeks to fast-track promising research findings into real-world solutions. The project partners are: Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS), India; PRADAN, India; Gram Vaani, India; and the School of Global Development, UEA, UK.
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#SustainableFoodSystems: Mahula Flower | Traditional and Contemporary Uses
Shot in the Boipariguda block in the Koraput district, this film focuses on the Mahula flower. The film highlights the flower’s prominence and various uses, from medicinal purposes, making jams and syrups to use during fairs and festivals, livestock feed, oil, and many more. It captures the role women play in the process, from flower collection, drying and storing it to selling and marketing. The film also showcases how the traditional knowledge and practices of people ensures that the rich biodiversity of the area is maintained along with a sustainable way of living. This film was created collaboratively with participants alongside academic filmmakers Dr Christine Cornea and Alex Smith from the University of East Anglia (UEA). About ‘Sustainable Food Systems’: The ‘Sustainable Food Systems’ project addresses food and nutrition insecurity in India, a problem confronting the vast majority of women and children, especially in the country’s rural, indigenous communities. In India, the project is known locally as CHIRAG, which in Hindi means ‘lamp’. CHIRAG stands for ‘Creative Hub for Innovation & Reciprocal research & Action for Gender equality’. As a result, we have been working with communities in India, especially women’s and youth groups, to generate knowledge on food choices and technologies, diet and consumption practices, and their relationship to health and nutrition outcomes. The Sustainable Food Systems Project partners include: Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS), India; PRADAN, India; Gram Vaani, India; and the School of International Development, UEA, UK. KISS Bhubaneswar is implementing Project #CHIRAG, with support from UEA and partners to also conduct evidence-based advocacy for building and reinforcing Sustainable Food Systems, under the overall rubric of achieving SDGs in India, at the national, state and local level. Sustainable Food Systems/CHIRAG is part of the Global Research Translation Award (GRTA) managed by the University of East Anglia, UK; a £1.36 million project to help tackle health, nutrition, education and environment issues in developing countries. The GRTA has been funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) as part of the UK government’s Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) Innovation and Commercialization Programme, which seeks to fast-track promising research findings into real-world solutions. Learn more: https://www.uea.ac.uk/web/groups-and-centres/global-research-translation-award-project/sustainable-food-systems #Mahula #MahulaFlower #ProjectChirag #IndiaFood Visit https://kiss.ac.in to know more about our work. Stay Connected Facebook https://www.facebook.com/kissfoundation Twitter: https://twitter.com/kissfoundation Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kissfoundation/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkzID9dBi8VVKiaV0D0Q34Q #KISSFoundation #Tribals #TribalCulture #Mahula #MahulaFlower #Koraput #Odisha
#SustainableFoodSystems: Rural Markets And The Coronavirus Crisis in Koraput, India
As part of the GRTA Sustainable Food Systems project, aka CHIRAG, training and filmmaking equipment was provided to some of the identified local indigenous youth from the tribal district of Koraput, Odisha (India). Subsequently, the trained youth produced a short participatory film on the ‘Rural Markets and the Coronavirus Crisis’ in Koraput, India. The film captures the impact of the pandemic on local weekly markets (haats) that are considered as the nerve centre of community life including the economy and the social and cultural lives. About ‘Sustainable Food Systems’: The ‘Sustainable Food Systems’ project addresses food and nutrition insecurity in India, a problem confronting the vast majority of women and children, especially in the country’s rural, indigenous communities. In India, the project is known locally as CHIRAG, which in Hindi means ‘lamp’. CHIRAG stands for ‘Creative Hub for Innovation & Reciprocal research & Action for Gender equality’. As a result, we have been working with communities in India, especially women’s and youth groups, to generate knowledge on food choices and technologies, diet and consumption practices, and their relationship to health and nutrition outcomes. The Sustainable Food Systems Project partners include: Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS), India; PRADAN, India; Gram Vaani, India; and the School of International Development, UEA, UK. KISS Bhubaneswar is implementing Project #CHIRAG, with support from UEA and partners to also conduct evidence-based advocacy for building and reinforcing Sustainable Food Systems, under the overall rubric of achieving SDGs in India, at the national, state and local level. Sustainable Food Systems/CHIRAG is part of the Global Research Translation Award (GRTA) managed by the University of East Anglia, UK; a £1.36 million project to help tackle health, nutrition, education and environment issues in developing countries. The GRTA has been funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) as part of the UK government’s Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) Innovation and Commercialization Programme, which seeks to fast-track promising research findings into real-world solutions. Learn more: https://www.uea.ac.uk/web/groups-and-centres/global-research-translation-award-project/sustainable-food-systems #ProjectChirag #IndiaFood #Chirag #KISSFoundation #KISS #haats #covid #ruralmarkets Visit https://kiss.ac.in to know more about our work. Stay Connected Facebook https://www.facebook.com/kissfoundation Twitter: https://twitter.com/kissfoundation Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kissfoundation/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkzID9dBi8VVKiaV0D0Q34Q
#SustainableFoodSystems: The Environmental and Socioeconomic Impact of Eucalyptus Farming
This film captures the unsustainable trend of shifting from farming to eucalyptus plantation and the subsequent change in gender dynamics along with a change in work and livelihood patterns. Uplands that used to be the domain of women – for the cultivation of millets, pulses, and paddy are now replaced with eucalyptus plantation. This short film looks at the role of an institutional model in the form of a creche that provides a space for women to adapt to the changing work pattern. This film was created collaboratively with participants alongside academic filmmakers Dr Christine Cornea and Alex Smith from the University of East Anglia (UEA). About ‘Sustainable Food Systems’: The ‘Sustainable Food Systems’ project addresses food and nutrition insecurity in India, a problem confronting the vast majority of women and children, especially in the country’s rural, indigenous communities. In India, the project is known locally as CHIRAG, which in Hindi means ‘lamp’. CHIRAG stands for ‘Creative Hub for Innovation & Reciprocal research & Action for Gender equality’. As a result, we have been working with communities in India, especially women’s and youth groups, to generate knowledge on food choices and technologies, diet and consumption practices, and their relationship to health and nutrition outcomes. The Sustainable Food Systems Project partners include: Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS), India; PRADAN, India; Gram Vaani, India; and the School of International Development, UEA, UK. KISS Bhubaneswar is implementing Project #CHIRAG, with support from UEA and partners to also conduct evidence-based advocacy for building and reinforcing Sustainable Food Systems, under the overall rubric of achieving SDGs in India, at the national, state and local level. Sustainable Food Systems/CHIRAG is part of the Global Research Translation Award (GRTA) managed by the University of East Anglia, UK; a £1.36 million project to help tackle health, nutrition, education and environment issues in developing countries. The GRTA has been funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) as part of the UK government’s Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) Innovation and Commercialization Programme, which seeks to fast-track promising research findings into real-world solutions. Learn more: https://www.uea.ac.uk/web/groups-and-centres/global-research-translation-award-project/sustainable-food-systems #Eucalyptus #ProjectChirag #IndiaFood Visit https://kiss.ac.in to know more about our work. Stay Connected: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/kissfoundation Twitter: https://twitter.com/kissfoundation Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kissfoundation/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkzID9dBi8VVKiaV0D0Q34Q
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