Traditionally secure: The Baigas and their uncultivated foods

People belonging to the Baiga tribe mostly depend on forests and its plants for their livelihood. They possess the ability to recognise hundreds of species around them and know their usage in myriad ways
Laheri of Silpidi village in Madhya Pradesh's Dindori district shows a room where Baiga tribals traditionally conserve different kinds of millet seeds. All kinds of seeds are kept in these pots and distributed among villagers at the time of cultivation.
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