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Mei-Ramew Cafe inaugurated in Cham Cham (East Jaintia Hills)

Posted on December 7, 2020 by Damica M Mawlong

Luh Dkhar, headman of Cham Cham community located in Khliehriat Block (East Jaintia Hills), inaugurated the first Mei-Ramew Café in the area on November 30, 2020. It may be mentioned here that all government SOPs were followed during the programme.
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World Food Day: Indigenous Food for Healthy Diets

Posted on October 16, 2019 by Nesfas

According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation, over 820 million people — approximately one in nine people from around the world — were hungry and suffered from malnutrition and affected one in every three people. Every year, on October … Continue reading →

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First ever Mei-Ramew Rice Festival by NESFAS

Posted on March 14, 2019 by Nesfas

NESFAS organized it’s first ever ‘Mei-Ramew Rice Festival’ on 13th March 2019 at Liarsluid, Ri-Bhoi. Nine communities from Umling and Bhoirymbong C&RD Block, Ri-Bhoi, Meghalaya worked together to commemorate and promote the importance of this staple food. This event aimed … Continue reading →

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NESFAS Held its First Ever Mei-Ramew Market in town

Posted on April 13, 2017 by Nesfas

  On 7th April 2017, NESFAS hosted its first ever Mei-Ramew Market, (Mei-Ramew means Mother Earth in the native Khasi language) which connected the people with local farmers in a mutually beneficial exchange. The event gave locals a rare chance to … Continue reading →

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In an impressive fossil fuels travel day, I left the Standing Rock reservation and flew to Italy for the International Slow Food gathering known as Terra Madre. A world congress of harvesters, farmers, chefs and political leaders, this is basically … Continue reading →

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AN ALTERNATIVE DEVELOPMENT PARADIGM

Posted on March 14, 2014 by Nesfas

By Phrang Roy Indigenous peoples constitute one of the largest excluded and marginalized peoples of the world. Their population around the world is estimated to be around 370 million, more than the total US population of 311 million and more … Continue reading →

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