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How and what we eat determines to a great extent the use we make of the world - and what is to become of it... Michael Pollan Continue reading
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North East Network (NEN) Shillong organised a two-day workshop on 13th and 14th June 2017 on developing a roadmap for action taken towards “Strengthening Convergences for Empowering Women Farmers in Meghalaya” at SIRD (State Institute of Rural Development), Nongsder. The … Continue reading
“The modern industrial food and agricultural system which is locked to monocropping, chemicals, specialization, consolidation leading to a loss of biodiversity, soil erosion and loss of underutilized food plants will have to be transformed during the 21st Century because of … Continue reading
It started in 2016 when Mawhiang village in West Khasi Hills requested NESFAS to join in the celebration of the World Environment Day. They decided to dedicate a community land to plant local tree varieties with support from NESFAS. More … Continue reading
NESFAS, a partner of The Indigenous Partnership for Agrobiodiversity and Food Sovereignty (TIP), Rome is looking for young Researchers who can undertake literature review, synthesise, compile and write reports. NESFAS had conducted several socio-economic well-being studies in Meghalaya as part … Continue reading
Article published in: Scroll.in Phrang Roy, a Khasi biodiversity activist, says it is important to weigh science and indigenous knowledge equally and take the best from both worlds. Phrang Roy, better known as Bah Phrang, was born and raised in … Continue reading
On the 8th March 2017, North East Network marked Women’s Day by celebrating Biodiversity Festival with the theme ‘Celebrating Biological diversity, Bonding Earth Communities’ at Chizami Village, Nagaland. NESFAS, having a close network with NEN, attended the festival and Bah … Continue reading
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