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NESFAS AND TIP mourn the sad passing of Wg.Cdr. Akhil Kapoor (Retd), Co-Founder, C. Green Organic Future Foods and member of the Slow Food India Network.

Posted on July 29, 2021 by Nesfas

“The news of the passing of Wg.Cdr. Akhil Kapoor (Retd) has been received with shock and a feeling of immense loss for all partners working together for improving the health of the people through traditional food. Continue reading →

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Indigenous Peoples at the forefront of the UN Food Systems Pre-Summit: “Indigenous Peoples’ food systems are a game-changing solution to ensure more sustainable food systems”

Posted on July 27, 2021 by Nesfas

“Indigenous Peoples’ food systems cannot be characterized according to dominant conceptualizations of food systems or value chains. Our food systems comprise different values, systems of governance and cultural relations to food” highlighted Anne Nuorgam, Chair of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. Continue reading →

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Celebrating achievements and progress on natural farming in India

Posted on July 24, 2021 by Nesfas

The first Anniversary of the National Coalition for Natural Farming (NCNF) event was held on July 23, 2021 through an online event. The event addressed  the  emerging agroecological practices that have spread across India, as a form of an agricultural redesign. Continue reading →

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Eat Different, a podcast series by Anupama Chandrasekaran highlights the importance of foraging in Khasi communities in Meghalaya

Posted on July 3, 2021 by Worngachan A Shatsang

Foraging still remains an integral tradition of many small communities worldwide. In rural Meghalaya, foraging is a practice that goes hand in hand with the preservation of indigenous food traditions and as well as the protection of agrobiodiversity Continue reading →

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MEGHALAYA BEEKEEPERS On world map

Posted on May 21, 2021 by Alethea Lyngdoh

On the occasion of World Bee Day 2021 (May 20th), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) organized a virtual event to commemorate the role of Bees as an important pollinator, under the theme “Bee Engaged: Build back better for bees”.
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NESFAS and Partners plan for community resilience during COVID-19

Posted on May 11, 2021 by Alethea Lyngdoh

NESFAS organized an online webinar on the strategic plan to address the concern for the communities’ resilience in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic in consultation with medical experts, representatives from communities, and like-minded organisations, board members, advisors, and staff Continue reading →

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