Monthly Archives: January 2015

Taking us to the ITM

Today, the 28th of January 2015, stood out as a significant day on our journey towards the Indigenous Terra Madre 2015, marked by the launch of the scheme for the construction, including metalling and blacktopping of different link roads at … Continue reading

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Sharing is such Joy

Our first harvest of the winter batch of vegetables – cauliflowers and mustard leaves, were shared with the Mother Teresa Children Home, run by the Missionaries of Charity in Nongrimbah Road today. Smiling faces greeted us and our small gift was … Continue reading

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Joyous Production

by Michael Shadap and Phidarilin Uriah For the people of Khweng the arrival of autumn brings with it an air of joy and festivity. It is the season they’ve been waiting for; the season when the fields are bursting with … Continue reading

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Food Security and Nutrition through Forest and Family Farming

Mr Roy vocalizes his belief that Indigenous Peoples have a lesson for all of us today at the event on ‘Forest and Family Farming for Food Security and Nutrition’ co-organised by FAO and the FFF in partnership with the Indigenous Partnership for Agro-biodiversity and Food Sovereignty and the Asian Farmers Association for Sustainable Rural Development Continue reading

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A partnership forged

As NESFAS grows in strength in Meghalaya and fortifies its hold in Nagaland, we continuously make efforts to reach out to other states of the North East Region of India. A significant step in that direction was made with NESFAS’s participation in the 21st Ordinary Diocesan Council meet at Tezpur, Assam. Continue reading

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Report on India’s tribal population kept under wraps

Tribal communities have historically faced the brunt of the state’s development agenda. It seems the attitude of the government towards the tribal communities has changed little over the years. Continue reading

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