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- 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
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Author Archives: Worngachan A Shatsang
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
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Tagged #healthytodaysecuretomorrow, #middaymeals, #nutritionprogramme, nutrition
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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
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Tagged #indigenousfoodsystems, Indigenous Seeds, Local Seeds, Traditional Seeds
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Learning to stand on their own little feet: Children’s Durbar in Umsawwar becomes the best platform
Youth are the pillars of tomorrow. And yet, in many communities, youth are often chided away from discussions regarding important matters for their inexperience and age. Little is done for them in terms of training so that they can be better equipped with things when they finally take up the mantle. Continue reading
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Tagged Children, childrenlearning, Indigenous peoples, leaders of tomorrow
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Community Seed Fair for strengthening Indigenous Food Systems
A Community Seed Fair exchange visit along with an Agrobiodiversity Walk was held at Sohmynting, West Jaintia Hills on the 16th of April 2022. Organised by NESFAS in partnership with Society for Urban and Rural Empowerment (SURE), and funded by the Meghalaya Basin Management Agency (MBMA), the event saw the participation of 20 project partner villages along with non-project villages from Demthring, Lumkhudung, Plongingkhaw (Jaintia Hills District). Continue reading
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Tagged #indigenousfoodsystems, Community seed fair, Indigenous Seeds, Local Seeds
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Agrobiodiversity Walk: A tool for intergenerational knowledge exchange
NESFAS and its communities have been regarded as guardians of the Indigenous Food Systems (IFS) for their continued work to promote and to conserve the traditional food systems and the agrobiodiversity that supports these systems. Continue reading
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Tagged abd walk, Agrobiodiversity, childrenlearning, Traditional Knowledge
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Bah Grossful Pariong and his 20 ducks: A story of an unconventional way of pest management
Ever since mankind started practicing agriculture, many animals have been used to assist farmers in tilling, sowing, and harvesting crops from the farm. However, in the small village of Mawkamoit Dongpdeng in West Khasi Hills, a custodian farmer is becoming the talk of the village for using his team of 20 ducks to act as pest sentries in his farm. Continue reading
