Transcripts For DW Eco India 20240712

Hello welcome to eco india. Coming to you from the streets of mumbai for the last few months my family has been experimenting with cooking with my grandmothers recipe largely because a lot of the ingredients have been very easily accessible to us that means very little noodles and a lot of coconut and rice and not just we met in bangor who before that is encouraging his community to tell you need project dont to go and seasonal food. Break so with a variety of side dishes each of a number of angry. But india has so too is the way people eat meals have become foster easier and much less. Divers with many ingredients even being flown in from around the world a study found that around a 3rd of what indians eat comes from abroad. Gendron is a campaigner for the revival of traditional food a mother of 2 she set up a garden the for old on the terrace she grows through and vegetables. From limes introduced to tomatoes and ginger much of its native to india it fulfills almost all her needs. Its a cycle in the west from my kitchen goes to the tennis and. Come to the kitchen. To gender and just want to be able to feed herself and a family she grows the indigenous seeds in an attempt to preserve and works with others who are trying to do the same so what people do is the least. Of these need you see its shared. You dont get to. You dont get to see them in the market to. See. Their family. The force behind the movement to save indigenous foodstuffs is artist and god and so. He has founded a revival project called surge or poorer countries it encourages people to grow local and seasonal foods that have slowly disappeared from their lives actually this didnt change but they were getting less so people than made in the big season they would add 15. 00 to 20. 00 kind of greens in one country now it has come to poor 3 types which most of them are buying from the shops and shops are selling what farmers are growing and farmers are growing what seeds people are selling come on runs a Community Garden on the outskirts of bungalows in the village of. Holly it is filled with interesting crops that are hard to look at this is squash type fruit used as a vegetable and cooking as a bottle of good but we have to break open the spatio. Treasure is inside citizeness its so easy it can be at least 10. And. It can be i dont like. It can feel like 23 families. With a better taste and flip. Seeds talk to produce more nutritious fruit and vegetables many edible plants want to group around the village but will litters have lost the skills to harvest them. That the current generation doesnt know what is and is not the most of the country going for us and we wondered if the mission of the landscape is not clean anymore you see a lot of construction moving around and things like that so that is the reason actually i want to revive them. And it is not just learning to forage in past months at least 15 rule families have been inspired by the project they have started their own Kitchen Gardens to meet around 50 per cent of their daily needs. For good gendron growing their own food is something she enjoys doing but with that income are in this village she can see how the garden project can be important in the larger scheme of things. You know a fact that the really just the farmers dont grow their own food its more for the market so they are you know and he was taken to he had taken up this project to make them grow their own food and so it was i was more than happy to wait. Although it might not be so important to her livelihood gentrys found another sense of purpose to her garden. It has changed me as a person. Since im also working woman for it im also and so i have this Kitchen Garden has helped me is the main distress. It has helped me to unwind at the end of the day no matter how busy the day has been so i dont know the day a few minutes going and sitting in the garden just looking at the plants and everything has made a lot of change to my mind and body she hopes through the project more people are able to eat healthier and learn to respect natural and traditional systems of food again. Now india is an agrarian country but the appeal to be a farmer and practice agriculture for a living has been steadily decreasing for the last many years many of the 100000000 Migrant Workers who move from their villages to find work in indian cities used to be fobbed was the pandemic has thrown life out of balance for many of them some are now thinking of giving farming another. Render sing about how it is doing well driving a tractor but much of the rest is new to him. All of a sudden this spring he became an organic farmer working on his fathers farm and roger stone is building a greenhouse. This pond is to collect rainwater the rains begin in july in this desert landscape securing a supply of water is crucial and he has so far invested 7000 euros in his new career many of it bob because i mean if we had to have almost one and a half hectares of land on which i have built a poly house and dug a pond all the work of the plastic sheeting to line the pond is yet to be completed im farming the remaining land open i have to get in there he is now back in his home village of out on compounds after more than 4 years in the big city there he was a textiles merchant now it seems like another life. He ran a shop in surat with his brother selling fabric. Then from one day to the next their livelihood was gone it was a story true for millions of Migrant Workers across india. Deathy it got all of a sudden the Coronavirus Spread it ruined our business we ended up with nothing with the look down no movement was allowed no public transport but somehow with great difficulty we managed to get back to our village. His parents were happy to have them back home they are pleased that no render wants to stay and they are keen to support him as much as they can. The man academy till im retiring in 2 months time im giving my entire fortune to my son he should prosper here in his native land where little economic of mine and i was sad when he left to work in the city. The son has applied to the government for a farming subsidy but it could be months until its approved and paid out. Other farmers are offering useful advice. About how it plans to grow fruit and vegetables here. Came out im chowdhury is a key source of useful advice he has already helped 300 other farmers to build greenhouses and a top to organic farming methods. Instead of pesticides he recommends plastic sheeting to kill weeds and other unwelcome guests. Yet this sheep was fixed here a month and a half ago for soil solarization to control we needs soil borne pathogens and pests by covering the moist soil. Chowdhury advised his colleagues for free for many poor farmers he is the only source of information about new farming methods he also teaches the basics. Other thing is to get well versed in crop and plant diseases and new farmers need to stay abreast of the markets so their crops can command good prices but not at that 1. 400. 00 greenhouses have already gone up around the village chowdhury also explains how farming can flourish when you take a circular closed loop or holistic approach. The ponds not only supply water they are also fish farms and thus provide another source of income drip irrigation is efficient and doesnt use much water the technology was developed in israel where it is widely used. To meet it and theyre saying this mini israel in my village has given me confidence to turn to farming i am now assured that agriculture is a very lucrative business order and organic farming is most profitable. He is enthusiastic about his prospects as an organic farmer. His brother however plans to go back to the big city. Then i have decided not to return to surat because i will earn more here im sure it will be twice the amount i used to earn from all over though when i bet im old for no render sing by hutch the kopechne 1000 crisis has opened up new opportunities if all goes well his new career will benefit not only his family but also the environment. There was a time when chickens were only seen becky and scratching in the countryside so fond of open spaces thats no longer the case in the us backyard chickens are popping up in suburbs and cities and while the pandemic may ensure that this trend is here to stay. Is it is pretty. Bossy. Trudy is feisty. And mary lays an egg every day. The 4 hens have been guests at the home of felicity of burckhardt and craig or bengal or in the northern suburbs of berlin for here now this is how it came to pass. As a capsule i mean guns inside then more meant just that and i was once stuck in a traffic jam to get some support and there was a livestock transporter in front of me. Is fenced a tad towards this that got me thinking about what kind of lives on the molds leads on the men and if one could give at least a few really good life as he had off almost i wanted to get to know how chickens lived and he didnt and since we have a garden and i saw theyd feel right at home here. They would have plenty to eat and theyd also give us many of them have been doing funding. Their diet consists of grands and fresh greens but also kitchen waste. In the summertime the hens lay an egg almost every day. And to the south of berlin Mathias Schmidt an environmental engineer by profession took up chicken breathing 4 years ago he rents out the offspring of a man has been rising and not just during the coronavirus crisis. He is not a scam dollar we keep seeing scandals in the food industry. Or the bad eggs animal store sprayed with toxins that end up in food that you would to god be my antibiotics and chicken pigs and cattle. Moments away every time that happens people stop and think for a moment. What are we doing what are we eating. Berlin is home to almost 4000000 people and the growing number of chickens some big city dwellers come from the countryside and find that having a feathery friend reminds them of home. But chicken love can turn sour more and more abandoned birds are found wandering the city streets this Animal Shelter has its work cut out. As this commitment to yes im off a few off it sounds great to get fresh eggs from your own head on your right balcony the problem is most people have no idea how to look after chickens probably what they need to be happy how every species has its special needs chickens in the in a city or in my own starter in my view need food and if they dont belong on a balcony on the 11th floor they need space a yard imagine that it was. My ts smith does most of his business with clients in the suburbs who have gardens. He rents out for hands with a big cage stall equipment and feed for about 300. 00 euros a month. To the. Family considers it educational as we wanted to show the children where food comes from the animal products dont just appear in the supermarket so this is one small way to bring the matter home to them literally where things come from meat from chickens and also eggs you know. Rented chicks started in the United States but its catching on in many parts. Of the ts smith also rents to kindergarten schools and old peoples homes. Emma trudy ilsa and mary however are for keeps but they also risk getting eaten when the time comes their designated dual purpose poultry giving eggs and meat. Their foster parents actually do the deed. Is go. Into i dont think youll ever be able to slaughter a chicken at least not any of our 4 if we call them by their names we couldnt do it were very fond of them and. So these 4 birds ended up with softies others arent so lucky. Another advantage of keeping chickens watching them can be very very calming. Like this something the germans are very serious about its brit in fact german period is even known to miss course. Headed to the back and recent years the franchise because have been growing at a few one in few traditional businesses the big. In some parts of the country but a whole community to dish that but help is on its way and its called bread off expedition vehicle we join the will of the for the pandemic restrictions were put in place. And taken on the leave no. And his elite troops take heavy equipment into what they call the bread desert. Their mission to supply this thing the populated region good decent great. Moment bakery situation brandenberg a serious more and more small craft businesses are closing down. That forces people to depend on discount retailers and i wouldnt say that theres discounters bread is all that good fish but. Something had to be done for. The objective todays bees and a small town of just under 6000 north of even here freshly baked bread is a rarity this is a job for the bread as it expedition vehicle and mobile bakery once used by the military in your true switzerland where the need was probably not quite as an agent. The swiss had 168 of these vehicles about one for every part of their army they were meant to supply the military in the field of course theyve never been used the army just exercised with them. In the early 2000 song all these mobile bakeries were decommissioned and sold. And i got hold of number 131. Space in the expedition vehicle has to be used up to it has a meeting machine a water tank and a gas and the rest is done by hand. Unesco has listed german bread culture as an intangible Cultural Heritage over 3000 varieties of baked on a daily basis but the bacon is the work fully independently have to climbed over the past 60 years in germany from 55211000 big chain and instore bakeries have taken their place often using ready mix dough with artificial additives. Uses only flour and salt his recipe for sourdough. Its a secret galactic acid bacteria and yeasts add flavor through fermentation thats the big big difference the acidification is hansens the taste its a totally different kind of bread a different food i was. Lonely and dumb bago. Also owns a stationary bakery in the name but he never actually trained to be a baker for almost 20 years he worked in logistics in australia switzerland and points in asia. He also met his wife in asia in 2015 they decided to open a bakery together. I was really really surprised how germans love the upgrade i was like wow if we do open the big 3 then you know that is fine then this is a different lifestyle is something where we can both Work Together because in a previous job he was always he was a great we know so now this is like you know were both of us going to do it together as a team all the great desert expedition vehicle accomplishes its mission its on the road in brandenburg for 70 to 80 days a year mostly at markets and festivals these entire seems to appreciate the fresh Bread Service as well because of you know reserved tips but rather fresh natural and regional ingredients thats the best thing you can do. With every foray into the bread as it floated down there comes closer to his goal good bread cooking. For many of us food is pleasure its a part of our culture and history but can you imagine food without water access to clean water is still a luxury in some indian cities bengal in south india for example is quickly drying up and with more and more people who are going to the city the demand for water has increased multi ford fortunately for bending with a group of water warriors has been silently working on providing water security. To the city one recharge well at a time. Every morning visits the tree outside his village. Its very special to him. The lake nearby that once not just it has just a cliche. And he keeps the tree alive because it provides shade to his late wife who was buried under. He says i come every day to day care of this place. Almost died 20 years ago and i come every day to water it but i collect 20 buckets from the lake so my wife can rest in peace. And no one looks after it just me. Belongs to the money over the community of well diggers. They live on the outskirts of Bangalore City and have traditionally provided people with access to water in recent years this entire region has seen a dramatic drop in water levels. And the demand for welding has seen a corresponding decline. He says around 15 years ago there was a lot of work for us but these days theres very little of no one wants wells now they bore with machines that go deep into the ground and the demand for our services has fallen what i meant with. All the roads like this one once served as bangles main source of water. As the city developed and began to bring water into pipes from the river cavity but the supply is insufficient. To make up for the shortfall people began extracting water from aquifers underground with mechanized pumps. Moreover the booming city is increasingly covered in concrete. Rainwater can no longer seep in and replenish the ground. The stress is immense. Bangalow is predicted to become unlivable by 2025. And signs of this crisis are everywhere. What to export. Believes of the money over the community and the city can come together to help one another. He started a project to build a 1000000 vici that use the communitys skills but this time to dig wells that put water back into the ground rather than extract it. What every child will does is a big 3 more from the rooftop traditionally or from strong water great food water and push it into bangalore has been to. Find solutions to problems one of the solutions which is. Not going to go to the far logic of security the quicker we get these 1000000. Been flooding we have the ground work of the charge we have in the supplemental what we have for the city so well be in a solution space which would provide comfort to the city. People who like the idea have begun to high Odama Krishna and his team to build recharge wells in their homes or complexes. To gather the money for those 1st dig a pit that is 20 feet deep and line it with porous and mentoring. This will eventually fill up which mean water also offices on off which will percolate into the ground. The entire Community Benefits as the ground water is eventually shared by the city. He says recharge wells of the link between green and the ground water grown water we love our work and no matter how tough it is all we want to do is build wells begin the model i only feel satisfied when the job is done no. Ones well. I was working in bangalore the owner of the complex gave me a bit of water mark on me when i was about to waste what i didnt need when he stopped me and asked me whether i knew the value of water act need Going Forward thats how we need to be and learn how to save want to get them especially rainwater that is the most precious one in a district where the new. So far the money orders have dug 113000 wells. They intend to dig 1000000. 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