Category Archives: COMPOSTING

Farmers empowered with training on Sustainable Green Technologies

Posted on May 1, 2019 by Nesfas

The Bio-Resources Development Centre (BRDC) on Tuesday launched a five-day training programme on Sustainable Green Technologies at the office premises in Upper Shillong from April 23, 2019 till April 26, 2019. Farmers from NESFAS’ partner communities participated in the workshop … Continue reading →

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Composting Session- 4 at Laitsohpliah

Posted on January 25, 2017 by Nesfas

Since the start of the compost making at Laitsohpliah on the 12th November 2016, the day finally arrived that it is ready to be used in the fields. On the 15th of December 2016, the community members came forward once … Continue reading →

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Session 3: 2nd turning of the Compost at Laitsohpliah

Posted on December 2, 2016 by Nesfas

On 1st December 2016, the second turning of compost making was conducted at Laitsohpliah, East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The methods were the same as was conducted during the previous session conducted a couple of days ago. In which the layers of the … Continue reading →

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Session 2 Composting Workshop at Laitsohpliah: The 1st turning

Posted on November 22, 2016 by Nesfas

The Rotation of the layers of the compost pile during the 1st turning is necessary to ensure active decomposition in all the layers. The top most layer of the compost is now placed at the bottom. While the inner-most layer … Continue reading →

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Green gold for farmers empowerment

Posted on November 21, 2016 by Nesfas

For the last couple of years, a great deal of awareness on health consciousness among the people in Meghalaya, or any other region, has risen. It has led them to insist eating primarily on clean food. Today, most of the … Continue reading →

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