Monthly Archives: August 2020

Surviving COVID-19: A reflection by NESFAS Advisor

The NESFAS team was relieved when their go-to pool of wisdom and Advisor and facilitator of learning, strategic thinking and change, Mr. Rathindra Nath Roy, after testing positive came out of a 17-day quarantine and was declared COVID-19 negative. As … Continue reading

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We Are Hiring! Content Writer-Intern

The intern will help provide support for activities relating to communications. He/She will help generate content (articles, write-ups, features, etc) for the NESFAS website. He/She will also help edit additional content of the website.

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COVID-19 Safety Protocols Training: A SIRD & NESFAS Collaboration

A few months ago, the world was hit by a global pandemic, taking everyone by storm and severely impacting various regions. Meghalaya has seen an ascent in COVID-19 positive cases, almost at a rapid pace in its the capital city of … Continue reading

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Behind the Scenes of the New Food Culture: Value-added Products

An increasing number of conscious consumers have started opting for value-added products all over the world, food products being the raging tide amongst them. These value-conscious buyers choosing organically enhanced food over the fast-food culture’s ‘ready to heat; eat’ products. … Continue reading

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ALC members forego synthetic pesticides for biopesticides

Members of Agroecology Learning Circle (ALC) group from Sasatgre village in Garo Hills have, in the last month, been conducting few local natural experiments to fight pests and insects from destroying their crops. Farmers are using burnt ash and matured … Continue reading

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Langar: A Service to Humanity

Since the dawn of civilisation, food has been a predominant element in the story of human evolution. Be it the crucial switch from hunting-gathering to agriculture or when the search for spices led to the discovery of a whole new … Continue reading

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