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Mei-Ramew Culinary Contest for youths held at Farmers’ Market in Shillong
Mei-Ramew Farmers’ store inaugurated at Laitsohpliah to promote local products
Celebrating Indigenous food systems as drivers of sustainability, on this International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples!
Mawlum Mawjahksew organized one-day programme to address Water, Sanitation and Health
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Celebrating Indigenous food systems as drivers of sustainability, on this International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples!
Post by: Lukas Pawera, TIP Consultant, 9/08/2019 Every year on the 9th of August the world celebrates, the more than 370 million indigenous peoples who speak more than 4000 languages and live on over a quarter of the world´s land … Continue reading
First Mei-Ramew Farmers’ Market of the year in Shillong
Three communities from Meghalaya participated in the monthly Mei Ramew Farmers’ Market which was organised by the North East Slow Food and Agrobiodiversity Society (NESFAS) on Saturday at the office’s premises in Laitumkhrah. The market showcased and sold various produce … Continue reading
Indigenous peoples defend Earth’s biodiversity—but they’re in danger
Originally published in National Geographic ORIENTE REGION, ECUADOR Pushed forward by a chugging long-tail motor, an old dugout canoe carries us down the languorous Conambo River, a tributary of the Amazon, at the western edge of Ecuador’s Oriente region. We spend the … Continue reading
INDIGENOUS FOOD SYSTEM: A BULWARK AGAINST FOOD INSECURITY
On the way to the world famous Sohra lay the village of Sohrarim, which as claimed by its residents, was the original location of the now famed tourist destination. The village has one of the oldest Churches in the region … Continue reading
A cultural heritage under threat and under valued
Originally published: Committee on World Food Security CFS44 “Indigenous people believe that Man belongs to the World; civilized people believe that the World belongs to Man.” Daniel Quinn There are only 370 million indigenous peoples in this world. And they safeguard … Continue reading
