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For Van Gujjar families living across the Himalayan foothills, health knowledge has long been connected to forests, seasonal movement, livestock, and close…

Milk marketing is changing as consumers look beyond price, packaging, and fat content. Organic production, indigenous cattle and buffalo breeds, A2 claims,…

Before the first light reaches the forest, a Van Gujjar family is already preparing for the day. Their buffaloes need feeding, children need to get ready for…

Van Gujjar communities have developed a distinct pastoral culture shaped by seasonal movement, buffalo husbandry, forest knowledge, and strong social networks.…

Forest boundaries are often presented as fixed lines on official maps. For Van Gujjar and other Himalayan communities, however, the forest is also a home,…

SOPHIA’s work in Uttarakhand is rooted in long-term relationships with Van Gujjar and Himalayan village communities. Its field team connects community…

For pastoralist communities, forests are homes, grazing grounds, migration routes, and sources of fodder, water, fuel, and medicinal plants. Van Gujjar…

For Van Gujjar families and other pastoral communities in the Himalayas, seasonal movement is more than a livelihood practice. It connects winter and summer…

Across the Himalayan foothills, women sustain households, livestock, food systems, and community networks while managing difficult access to markets, public…

Across the Himalayan foothills, pastoral knowledge is carried through daily practice. Van Gujjar families learn by moving with buffalo herds, reading forest…