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- 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
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Author Archives: Abhigyan Chakravorty
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
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Tagged #indigenousfoodsystems, abd walk, Indigenous Knowledge, indigenousyouths
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Community Seed Bank exchange visit at Mulum
On the 29th of March, 2022, NESFAS organised a Community Seed Bank Exchange Visit in partnership with Society for Urban and Rural Empowerment (SURE) and Social Service Centre (SSC) which was graciously hosted by Mulum community, West Jaintia Hills. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Agroecology, community seed, Community Seed Bank, Indigenous Seeds, Local Seeds
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Back to their roots: Farmers from Pyrda bring change in the food system
After a massive wait of over three years, four farmers from Pyrda have successfully and fruitfully been able to organically harvest potatoes after the intervention of NESFAS back in the year 2018; they have reversed and renewed their ways of farming which has led to bountiful benefits. Continue reading
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Tagged Agroecology, Indigenous Traditional Knowledge, natural farming, Traditional Farming
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The inception of Agroecology Learning Circles and local methods of composting
The 17th of August, 2020 marked the inception of ALC Umsawnoldhi with 14 members. One member distributed the first compost among the ALC members of Umsawnoldhi, some members dived into training; they were Bah Phrangsngi Kro (Community Facilitator), Bah Ton Kro, Kong Tril Kro, Kong Etis Kro, and Kong Martha Ranee Continue reading
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Tagged #alclearning, ALC, ALC Members, ALC Mukhap, ALC Umsawnoldhi
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NESFAS Makes Waves at the 2nd International Agrobiodiversity Congress
Our Lead Associate from NESFAS, Kong Gratia E. Dkhar was a keynote speaker at the 2nd International Agrobiodiversity Congress (IAC) that took place on the 17th of November, 2021 via a virtual event. The Objective of the Annual Congress is to essentially promote agrobiodiversity and support an equitable food system Continue reading
Research and documentation of indigenous knowledge: Workshop by Dr. Tara Douglas
A workshop on Researching and Documenting the indigenous knowledge of the Khasi Traditions of Meghalaya was conducted from the 8th to the 12th of November, 2021; it was facilitated by Dr. Tara Douglas with 17 participants including community fellows, community facilitators and students from St. Anthony’s College and Assam Don Bosco University. Continue reading
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Tagged Indigenous Youth, Research, workshop, youth empowerment, youthdevelopment
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