And of course, they can demonstrate preparation of traditional dishes from indigenous food grains. And, they plan to conduct a food festival every month to demonstrate how to make these dishes. There awareness about the goodness of indigenous food grains is growing. “Unless a guaranteed market for native food grains exists, farmers will not feel encouraged to cultivate them. Nam Parambariyum’s next food festival will take place at the residence of A.M. Malathi at Medavakkam on the first week of March.

Source: The Hindu February 02, 2018 08:14 UTC