Margao hosts tuber bazaar to celebrate tribal heritage
Published On : 2024-11-16T21:23:49+0530 [ IST ] |
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To celebrate tuber diversity and familiarise people with the communities that grow them the Quepem Government College of Arts Science and Commerce held a “tuber bazaar” at Ravindra Bhavan in Margao on Saturday marking the birth anniversary of tribal icon Birsa Mund
Goa’s tribal women showcased a variety of tubers roots yams GI-tagged Khola chillies and gaavti vakhadh (medicinal herbal preparations), drawing a large crowd to the stalls.
We organised this bazaar in Margao to sensibilise the urban community about the benefits of consuming tubers roots and vegetables. Many are unfamiliar with tuber crops, their cultivators and the rich heritage of their farming traditions.
Highlighting the modern urban generation’s lost art of preparing delicacies from roots, tubers, yams and other forest products the organisers hoped to promote their use for their high nutritional value. Tribal women also demonstrated the preparation of these dishes at a few
These products are purely organic and advisable for consumption for a healthy life the organisers said.
Source : Reporters From Sunrise Chronicles
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To celebrate tuber diversity and familiarise people with the communities that grow them the Quepem Government College of Arts Science and Commerce held a “tuber bazaar” at Ravindra Bhavan in Margao
