Translate
Annual Report
Newsletters
Publications
- 2. Nutritional status, food insecurity, and biodiversity among the Khasi
- 1. Mother and child nutrition among the Chakhesang tribe
- 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
Tags and Categories
- ADVERTISEMENT
- ARTICLE
- BLOG
- CAMPAIGN
- carousel
- CASE STUDY
- casino
- COMPOSTING
- COVID-19
- Exchange visit
- FELLOWSHIP
- FIELD
- gamstop
- Generative AI
- Interview
- Interviews
- NEWS
- Post
- PRESS
- PRESS RELEASES
- PRESS REVIEWS
- PUBLICATIONS
- RECIPE
- REPOST
- spelpaus
- STORIES
- Uncategorized
- Urban Youth Farming Programme
- VIDEOS
- VISIT
- WORKSHOPS
Tags and Categories
- #Covid-19
- #indigenousfoodsystems
- #indigenouspeoples
- #Shillong
- Agrobiodiveristy
- Agroecology
- Agroecololy
- biodiversity
- community
- Community Participation
- farmers
- Farmers' Market
- food
- Food and Nutrition
- food festival
- Garo Hills
- hiring
- indigenous
- Indigenous Communities
- Indigenous Food
- Indigenous Food Systems
- Indigenous Knowledge
- Indigenous peoples
- Indigenous Seeds
- Indigenous Terra Madre
- Indigenous Youth
- kids kitchen
- Kitchen Gardens
- local food
- Local Food Systems
- Local Seeds
- Mawphlang
- Meghalaya
- Mei-Ramew Cafe
- Mei-Ramew Farmers' Market
- millet
- nesfas
- nutrition
- pollinators
- rice
- school garden
- Slow Food
- Traditional Knowledge
- workshop
- youth empowerment
Monthly Archives: May 2022
Agrobiodiversity Walk – A tool for preserving traditional food systems among children
NESFAS and its communities have been regarded as guardians of the Indigenous FoodSystems (IFS) for the continued work to promote and conserve the traditional food systems and the agrobiodiversity that supports these systems. Continue reading
Posted in ARTICLE
Tagged #indigenousfoodsystems, abd walk, Indigenous Knowledge, indigenousyouths
Comments Off on Agrobiodiversity Walk – A tool for preserving traditional food systems among children
Foundations on Grass: The Story of Samingre community
Samingre is a small, peaceful village of 100 households, located in West Garo Hills. The village is self-sufficient and most of its people are dependent on agriculture. Samingre is an active and promising partner village of NESFAS. The Community Hall renovation project undertaken by NESFAS has been successfully completed in 2021, and the recent monitoring and cluster workshop was conducted there for Community Facilitators from all of the partner villages of NESFAS in Garo Hills. Continue reading
Posted in ARTICLE
Tagged #indigenousfoodsystems, #indigenousknowledge, #indigenouspeoples, Indigenous Leader
Comments Off on Foundations on Grass: The Story of Samingre community
Tried and tested-Exploring indigenous pest management
A technical training on pest management was organized by NESFAS at Samingre in West Garo Hills on the 10th of May, 2022. A progressive farmer, Shri. Rajesh. B. Marak, from the village of Darechikgre, West Garo Hills, facilitated the training in the presence of NESFAS team. Continue reading
Posted in ARTICLE
Tagged #alclearning, #indigenousknowledge, Agroecology, pest management
Comments Off on Tried and tested-Exploring indigenous pest management
World Bee Day: Celebrating the diversity of Bees and Beekeeping systems
A virtual event was organized by Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on 20th May on World Bee Day to commemorate the diversity of bees and beekeeping systems, also highlighting pollinator experts and practitioners from across the world. Continue reading
Posted in ARTICLE
Tagged #indigenousfoodsystems, #savebees, #worldbeeday, bees, pollinators
Comments Off on World Bee Day: Celebrating the diversity of Bees and Beekeeping systems
Linking Schools to Agrobiodiversity: NESFAS’ latest initiative to oust Malnutrition through school meals kicks off at 5 schools
The official launch of the six-month-long, “Linking Schools to Agrobiodiversity for Improved diets, Nutrition, and Livelihoods” initiative by NESFAS was held at Ladmawphlang Community Hall on the 20th of May 2022. The event, which was conducted at the solar-powered community hall of Ladmawphlang. Continue reading
Posted in ARTICLE
Tagged #healthytodaysecuretomorrow, #middaymeals, #nutritionprogramme, nutrition
Comments Off on Linking Schools to Agrobiodiversity: NESFAS’ latest initiative to oust Malnutrition through school meals kicks off at 5 schools
Mulum Community Seed Bank leads the way in preserving and disseminating Indigenous seeds
Before the intervention of SURE and NESFAS, farmers of the Mulum community in West Jaintia Hills preserved their seeds in the traditional method that had been practised since the olden days – the seeds were either kept hanging above the fireplace or wrapped in a cloth and kept near the fireplace. Continue reading
Posted in ARTICLE
Tagged #indigenousfoodsystems, Indigenous Seeds, Local Seeds, Traditional Seeds
Comments Off on Mulum Community Seed Bank leads the way in preserving and disseminating Indigenous seeds
