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Business Opportunity: Provision of water storage tanks (sintex)

On behalf of North East Slow Food and Agrobiodiversity Society (hereafter referred to as NESFAS), the Executive Director opens invitation for suppliers/companies to submit a tender in relation to provision of water storage tanks. Interested firms/companies can download the detailed … Continue reading

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Empowering youth to strengthen Indigenous Food Systems

An Indigenous Youth Fellowship Programme at the local level was conducted for a period of one month in April this year; it stried to empower local communities to acknowledge the Indigenous Food Systems (IFS) and simultaneously to safeguard and preserve the agricultural practices for the overall well-being of the communities. Continue reading

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Business Opportunity: EPC Supply of Solar-powered mini-grid system for Community Halls in Meghalaya

Request for Selection (RFS) of Bidders for Agency for EPC (Engineering Procurement and Construction) Supply of Solar-powered mini-grid system for Community Halls in Meghalaya, along with training of unemployed youth in Solar PV (Photovoltaic) and RE (Renewable Energy) based systems … Continue reading

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NESFAS reaches out to its partner communities to combat the pandemic

The second wave of COVID-19 pandemic has even attacked villages in the far corner of the State. The virus has not even spared the villages, which are within the project area of NESFAS. The situation has compelled NESFAS to go beyond the mandate of the project and work with the 130 villages in Meghalaya and Nagaland and embark on the work of suppressing the spread of the virus. Continue reading

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We are hiring an independent consultant to evaluate project’s livelihood activities

NESFAS is hiring an independent consultant to evaluate its project intervention in terms of increased income of the participating communities under the project “No One Shall Be Left Behind Initiative: Biodiversity for Food, Nutrition and Energy Security for 3000 Households in Meghalaya and Nagaland, North East India” supported by Rural Electrification Foundation.
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NESFAS Initiates the Indigenous Youth Fellowship Programme to Defend Local Food Systems

NESFAS inaugrated the 2021 Indigenous Youth Fellowship Programme on April 6, 2021 at the State Institute of Rural Development (SIRD) Nongsder, Umiam. This training programme will be for a period of one month, in three main venues; SIRD, Umsawwar (East Khasi Hills) and Khweng (Ri-Bhoi), to train grassroots youth to work towards reclaiming their autonomous food and livelihoods systems and in the process to defend their Indigenous Food Systems (IFS) and identity.
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