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JOB VACANCY: TRAINER ON FOOD PROCESSING & VALUE ADDITION

Minimum qualification: MSc Food Technologist Experience: Preferred Number of posts available: 1 Duration: 3 months (extendable as per need) Interested candidates can submit their CV with relevant documents at NESFAS office, Laitumkhrah on or before July 15, 2019 Short listed … Continue reading

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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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NESFAS Renewal at SILOAM

The NESFAS Team and partners SSC (Social Service Centre) and SURE (Society for Urban and Rural Empowerment) came together to share updates, ideas, local solutions and knowledge at three-day retreat joined in by international friends who were touring the North … Continue reading

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Celebrating the International Day for Biological Diversity with 6 Communities

NESFAS celebrated the International Day for Biological Diversity 2019 on 22 May 2019 with Khasi, Jaintia, Bhoi and Garo Custodian Farmers, Mei-Ramew Café entrepreneurs, Women Group members and Youths from six villages.   Students of the Department of Environment and Traditional … Continue reading

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