Soppinabettas are vital sources of mulch and manure, fruit and fodder The small, door-less thatched hut — only large enough to shelter one person — looks out of place, standing alone on the forest’s edge. As we approach it, an acrid smell hits us. Grey smoke wafts from a wood fire on the floor, above … Continue reading How areca farms in Karnakata are nurtured by the bounties of foliage forests