Author Archives: Nesfas

Nongprut youths pave way for a fresher future

When there’s a will, there’s a way. When given an opportunity and space, 10 young community members from Nongprut (West Khasi Hills) rose to the occasion recently to set an example on the importance of kitchen gardens for other youths … Continue reading

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Community members value the importance of WASH campaign during pandemic

The Society for Urban and Rural Empowerment (SURE), during a recent survey at several villages, said community members have lauded the NGO’s initiative to hold several Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) campaigns in the past as it has proved to … Continue reading

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Remembering Ursula Hudson, President Slow Food Germany

  The Indigenous Partnership (TIP) and its alliances of food communities and organizations grieve the passing away of Ursula Hudson, President of Slow Food Germany and member of the Slow Food International Executive Committee, last Friday (July 10, 2020). After … Continue reading

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Job vacancy: Independent consultant to evaluate its project intervention in terms of increased production of climate-resilient and micronutrient-rich species

NESFAS is hiring an independent consultant to evaluate its project intervention in terms of increased production of climate-resilient and micronutrient-rich species. Last date of application: 24th July 2020 Background: The North East Slow Food and Agrobiodiversity Society (NESFAS) is undertaking … Continue reading

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What foods did your ancestors love?- Aparna Pallavi, TEDX Talks

Via TEDx Talks: Around the world, Indigenous food cultures vanish because of industrialized agriculture and a shifting, Western-influenced concept of the ideal diet. Food researcher Aparna Pallavi explores why once-essential culinary traditions disappear from people’s lives and memories almost without … Continue reading

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Food Sovereignty: The Way Forward for Agriculture in Meghalaya Post Covid-19

By Bhogtoram Mawroh In their 2013 document Food Security and Sovereignty (Base Document for Discussion) FAO stated “Without the right to food one cannot guarantee life, dignity or the enjoyment of other human rights”. The importance of food was brought … Continue reading

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