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- 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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Tag Archives: Agrobiodiversity
Agrobiodiversity Walk: A tool for intergenerational knowledge exchange
NESFAS and its communities have been regarded as guardians of the Indigenous Food Systems (IFS) for their continued work to promote and to conserve the traditional food systems and the agrobiodiversity that supports these systems. Continue reading
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Tagged abd walk, Agrobiodiversity, childrenlearning, Traditional Knowledge
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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
DW Media Germany highlights contribution of communities in Meghalaya towards preserving Indigenous food traditions in India
DW Media Germany recently published an article titled, “Keeping Indigenous wild food traditions alive in India”; written by Vandana K, illustrating NESFAS’ role as custodians of Indigenous food traditions in the North East of India. Continue reading
Strengthening biodiversity at the grassroots
Ever since its inception in 2012, NESFAS has played a major role in the preservation of indigenous food cultures and traditions in the North East of India, especially in Meghalaya. Over these years, NESFAS has worked relentlessly to fulfill its mission of highlighting the connection between sourcing tasty, healthy, local foods and the responsibility one has towards the protection and preservation of the agrobiodiversity that produces these foods.
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The voices behind our local biodiversity movement
The International Day for Biological Diversity, 22nd May 2021, commemorates a day to highlight important issues surrounding Biological Diversity and raise awareness for the same. Variety of life on the planet is on a gradual decline and initiating a conversation about this is the need of the hour. Continue reading
Posted in Interviews
Tagged Agrobiodiversity, Biodiversity Day, Indigenous Communities, Indigenous peoples
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