Monthly Archives: June 2019

First Mei-Ramew Phawar competition held at Jongksha

A total of seven groups participated in the first ever Mei-Ramew Phawar Competition (couplet competition) hosted by the North East Slow Food and Agrobiodiversity Society (NESFAS), in collaboration with the Social Service Centre (SSC), on Tuesday at Good Shepherd School … Continue reading

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NESFAS celebrates World Environment Day with partner communities

‘NESFAS and its partner communities support the fight against air pollution of the state government’s One Citizen, One Tree campaign by activating its villages’ Our partner communities on Wednesday united together to combat air pollution and celebrate World Environment Day … Continue reading

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AGROECOLOGY AND INDIGENOUS FARMERS OF MEGHALAYA

  Like for many parts of the country Meghalaya’s economy is still highly dependent on agriculture. The primary sector (which includes agriculture and other natural resources extraction activities) contributes around 30% of the state’s GDP i.e., Rs. 8,168 crore out … Continue reading

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