Foraging & Forest Agriculture

The edible items found in the forest are Kendu, Chaar, and Mahua, which

— Vijay Kumar bhardwaj · Kasdol, Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh

Nutritious food found in the forest: Mudhi saga, Chhati saga, Bhadbhadia saga, Koila saga, Munga saga, Ghumi saga, Tartha saga.

— Parsuram Sa · Sundargarh, Odisha

We get our nutritious diet from the forest, such as Mahua fruit Doli oil in the form of fat, Kodo, Bhaddi, Kulthia, Mahua flowers, Jamun, Mahua kheer, Bhaji, etc.

— Surajsingh Parmar · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh

The main food items that come from water in the forest are Tendu, Char, Mukaiya, Amla, Harhar, and Bel.

— Vijay Kumar bhardwaj · Kasdol, Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh

Mahua, tea, and Kendu are found in the forest. Chemical fertilizers are available. All these foods are available. And millet, wheat, etc., all these are available with chemical fertilizers.

— Ahalya Sahu · Kalahandi, Odisha

which includes crops like Sesbania, Cowpea, and Mung bean. The forest includes food items.

— Kamleah Kumar · Ormaura, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

Forest products such as Jharakunduru, Pitalu Konda, and various other types of edible forest produce are available. These also serve as food for animals and birds, and consuming them provides nourishment.

— Anirudha Marai

The things found in the forest are fruits and roots, such as Kendu, Char, Mahua, and Amla.

— Laxmi Bagh · Subdega, Sundargarh, Odisha

Mahuwa seeds, herbs, Pohri, and Putu Lakh are brought from the forest.

— Kekti Tekam

We are getting all kinds of seasonal produce from the forest.

— Laba Kumar sabar · Lamingi, Rayagada, Odisha

Wild edible foods: Tendu, Chironji, Amla, Ber, Almond.

— Vijay Kumar bhardwaj · Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh

Listeners bring greens, wood, Pohri, and pootu from the forest.

— Kekti Tekam

We can give fruits found in the forest like :- Tendu, Char, Aonla in our lunch.

— Upendra Kumar Mahananda

Wants to eat Mukhani bhaji and Khatta Aamdi bhaji from the forest.

— Devisingh Solanki · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh

The most nutritious forest foods are Kolyar Bhaji, Mokha Ki Bhaji, Segwa, etc.

— Kachala Choudhary

Vitamin food in the forest. Katukola berries were found. These are Banasula, tea, Kendu.

— Dhananjaya Harpal · Sargigora, Kalahandi, Odisha

In our forests, various edible fruits and flowers like Chhode ki Bhanji, Patari, Peepar, Katto, Laheren, Kotwal, Bhanji, Fisdi, Gadsukhadi, Banspihari, and many others are found.

— Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh

They collect mushrooms and ghuhaar greens from the forests and prepare them as vegetables to eat, and within that same group.

— MANNOO LAL BHOI · Kasdol, Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh

When we talk about locally available food, our Kurudi mushrooms, along with Siali and Kendu, are all such forest foods.

— gobardhan pangi

From the forest, we bring mahua and mahua seeds.

— Kekti Tekam

Nutritious diet includes forest vegetables like Mocha Kolyar greens.

— Kachala Choudhary

Moringa, rice and Chironji nuts, mango pickle, local rice, etc.

— Surajsingh Parmar · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh

Let the Mahua, Char, and Kendu (products) from the forest be processed for food.

— Priti majhi

From the forest, we collect ruguda mushrooms, mudhi saag, kuiler saag, girel flowers, bhindua kadi, and so on. If all these are nutritious foods for us, they should be included in the midday meal.

— RINA BEHERA · Hemagiri, Sundargarh, Odisha

From the forest, we bring four Tendu fruits, Amla, Jamun, and wood and bamboo for burning.

— Kekti Tekam

In the forest, we find greens, wild tubers, mushrooms, fruits, and roots of all kinds in every season.

— Laba Kumar sabar · Bada Baridi, Rayagada, Odisha

To include forest-based foods like Mahua ladoo, Char ladoo, Phuljhi, etc., in PDS and midday meals.

— Anjana Khadia · Sundargarh, Odisha

Nutritious local tubers like Pitikanda, Charendakanda, and Naangalakanda, found in the forest, can be included in dishes.

— Padmalochan Majhi · Ratachua, Rayagada, Odisha

In the forest, along with other bushes, edible bushes also used to have more charoli and temri.

— Surajsingh Parmar · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh

It includes crops like Dhaincha, Lobia, and Moong. Fertilizer materials are included in the forest.

— Kamleah Kumar · Ormaura, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

Obtaining food by hunting wild animals in the forest, eating fruits and flowers, and growing grains.

— bachcha lal · Shahganj, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

Currently, we are seeing that people are gradually obtaining the fruits, medicinal plants, greens, and nutritious food that were available in the forest.

— Ramadas Badanayak · Udulibeda, Malkangiri, Odisha

What is eaten from the forest without fertilizer, such as Makkoor, Karvan, Banbair, and Ten - this is all there is.

— arun raja · Kota, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh