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- 1. Mother and child nutrition among the Chakhesang tribe
- 2. Nutritional status, food insecurity, and biodiversity among the Khasi
- 3. School Garden Manual
- 4. Changing gender roles and relations in food provisioning among matrilineal Khasi and patrilineal Chakhesang Indigenous rural People of NE India
- 5. Nutritional Manual for School MDM Programs
- 6. ABD and Priority Food Plants for School MDM Programs
- 7. Landscape Resilience in Khweng and Umsawwar communities
- 8. Identifying Stress Tolerant Crops in NE India
- 9. Value chain of Eri Silk “Ryndia”
- 10. Land Tenure System and Landlessness in Meghalaya
- 11. Bushmeat- The Hidden Dangers
- 12. Best Practice in IFS of Meghalaya
- 13. Indigenous food promotion-Dietary Diversity
- 14. Assessment of WASH Interventions
- 15. Dietary Diversity Score Analysis in Ri-Bhoi
- 16. Disaster Management Act 2005 Analysis
- 17. Agrobiodiversity and Priority Food Plants for Inclusion in the School MDM Program
- 18. Participatory Mapping of Agrobiodiversity 2019
- 19. Market survey for assessing demand of organic food
- 20. Pollinators study and Indigenous pollinators network
- 21. Analysis of Barriers Affecting Children and Mothers’ Nutrition and Health Status
- 22. Dietary diversity and its determinants among Khasi and Garo indigenous women (15 to 49 years) in Meghalaya, northeast India
- 23. The White/Wiphala Paper on Indigenous Peoples’ food systems
- 24. Indigenous Peoples’ food systems
- 25. Report on dietary diversity survey 2019
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Tag Archives: farming
Home Gardens: Pathway to Food Security, Economic Viability and Ecological Sustainability
For centuries, traditional home gardens are an integral component of food production for rural families. Considered as the oldest form of agroecosytem, it has evolved from the ancient practices of hunters and gatherers over time. The important characteristics of home … Continue reading
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Tagged #Shillong, farming, home garden, kitchen garden, Meghalaya, sustainability
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From where I stand: “Women have the solutions”
Source: From where I stand: “Women have the solutions” Wekoweu (Akole) Tsuhah, from a rural community in Nagaland, India, is the first generation of women in her family to have been educated. She spoke to UN Women during the 62nd … Continue reading
“Strengthening Convergences for Empowering Women Farmers in Meghalaya”- Workshop at SIRD
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
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Tagged farming, women empowerment, Women Farmers' Rights, Women's Voices
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Following the Lunar Calendar
The traditional Khasi Jaintia calendar for agriculture is based on the Lunar Calendar which is divided into twelve months based on cycles of the lunar phases. The agricultural calendar marks certain days as significant for planting (or not) like the … Continue reading
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Tagged community, farming, garden, indigenous, Laitumkhrah, Lunar calendar
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Indigenous diets can help fight modern illnesses, say health experts.
Traditional food consumed by rural communities contain nutrients that are lacking in high and middle-income countries
Unprecedented levels of chronic non-communicable diseases are prompting calls to revert to the diets of our ancestors to regain lost nutrients. It is believed that such a shift would help to improve society’s relationship with the Earth and restore human … Continue reading
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Tagged biodiversity, farming, food, indigenous, International Fund for Agricultural Development, malnutrition, millet, rice
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