India, Jan. 29 -- A high-profile panel discussion on Assam's indigenous food systems was held at Cotton University on Monday, bringing together scholars, food practitioners, students, climate experts, and community members from Assam and Karnataka.

The event, titled "Indigenous Food Systems of Assam: Reclaiming, Reviving, and Reimagining Assam's Food Heritage for a Sustainable Future," aimed to explore ways to preserve and revitalize the state's traditional food practices in the face of environmental and social challenges.

The discussion was organized jointly by the Centre for Environment and Climate Action Foundation (CECAF), the School of Climate Change and Sustainability at Azim Premji University, the Centre for Clouds and Climate Ch...