People and Process
How to Age Gracefully – Stress busting Attitudes to Graceful Ageing
The fear of ageing seems to be getting everyone’s goat. People have wrong notions about ageing. You are as young as you feel you are. Attitude is what makes for graceful ageing.
The Challenges of Being a Traditional Turmeric Farmer
The Jaintia Hills District of Meghalaya is home to the finest turmeric in the world with its "Lakadong" variety.
Here, turmeric farming is popular among subsistence and marginal farmers who cultivate it for self-consumption and sale at the local markets. But that doesn't take away the high demand it has both at the national and international spice market.
Village Growing High Curcumin Turmeric in Meghalaya
You may have read our post on high curcumin turmeric that is exclusive to Meghalaya called Lakadong Turmeric. There is a growing demand for curcumin (the pigment in turmeric that has health benefits) and hence for high curcumin turmeric. Interestingly Lakadong turmeric is grown only in a small region in the state of Meghalaya.