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Women farmers associated with the Deccan Development Society showcased over 100 varieties of traditional seeds in Sangareddy district. The initiative highlights disappearing crops and promotes biodiversity, while encouraging farmers and visitors to adopt diverse and sustainable agricultural practices.
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Deccan Development Society Vice Chairperson Dr Rukmini Rao warned that rapid industrialisation and urbanisation were reducing the area under food crop cultivation. Speaking at the Patha Panatala Jatara in Zaheerabad, she stressed the role of DDS women in promoting nutritious crops
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Three women from Telangana’s Deccan Development Society received the Plant Genome Saviour Community Award for conserving 82 traditional seed varieties at a community seed bank in Sangareddy. The award was presented by Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan
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Over 60 women from 30 villages take part in the programme organised at DDS on the occasion of International Seed Day
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The 25th edition of the 'Mobile Biodiversity Festival' kicked off in Vaddi village, promoting traditional crops and millets with a tour across 26 villages in Zaheerabad
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The women have been making neem oil and neem cake. While neem oil is being used as an organic insect repellant on most crops, the cake is used as the organic fertiliser.
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Women members of DDS, who turned into seed conservators over the years, have come up with a variety of seeds. As many as 43 seed conservators from 25 villages have participated in the programme. They have displayed 80 varieties of seeds.
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Participants in the festival will have the chance to savor over 10 varieties of millet dishes.
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The DDS organized the exhibition of 40 varieties of green leafy vegetables at Machanuru village in Nyalkal mandal on Saturday as part of their annual event.
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Founder of DDS PV Satheesh was laid to rest at Pasthapur village in Zaheerabad Mandal on Monday afternoon
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Fondly called as the millet man of Telangana, Satheesh had founded Director of Deccan Development Society to champion the causes of agriculture biodiversity, food sovereignty, women's empowerment, social justice
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PV Satheesh, founder of Deccan Development Society, fondly called as the Telangana Millet Man passed away in Hyderabad.
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Deccan Development Society organised Uncultivated Greens Festival-2022 Zaheerabad, with an objective to encourage and educate the people on uncultivated green leaves.
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Hyderabad: Think of biryani, one might imagine some nicely cooked basmati rice with either vegetables or non-vegetarian options. However, the Cafe Ethnic in Zaheerabad, run by the Deccan Development Society has brought a healthy twist to the tasty savoury – Millet Biryani! The cafe which has been serving a variety of healthy food options over […]
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Sangareddy: Dr Shankar Babu, an expert on diabetics, has underlined the importance of making millets part of people’s everyday diet as a preventive measure to prevent diabetes. Along with other experts, the doctor participated in a walk organised by the Deccan Development Society (DDS) in association with Jana Vignana Vedika to mark World Diabetic Day […]
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The facility will be thrown open on Sunday by DDS founder and Director PV Sathish. The DDS will reveal how many units of dialysis machines they were going to set up.
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Zaheerabad DSP Shankar Raju, DDS farmer Gangwar Anjamma, who won the plant genome award, Municipal Commissioner Janaki Ram handed over the bullocks
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The hospital group has added millets in the regular diet of patients, apart from making them available for patient attendants, staff and doctors in the canteens
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DDS carries out Patha Pantala Jathara every year from January 14 to February 15 covering most of the villages in Zaheerabad division of Sangareddy district exhibiting the harvest of various native crops that they cultivate
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DDS founder said the society has been working with the objective of conserving diversity of crops by organising such festivals for over two decades in Zaheerabad area
