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Women empowered to play active roles: 28 Village Councils include women as members

NESFAS observed the celebration of International Women’s Day on the 8th of March 2022 by organizing a panel discussion on women empowerment, particularly on the scope of “Women Inclusion in village Council” at their office headquarters in Laitumkhrah, Shillong. Continue reading

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“Strengthening Convergences for Empowering Women Farmers in Meghalaya”- Workshop at SIRD

North East Network (NEN) Shillong organised a two-day workshop on 13th and 14th June 2017 on developing a roadmap for action taken towards “Strengthening Convergences for Empowering Women Farmers in Meghalaya” at SIRD (State Institute of Rural  Development), Nongsder. The … Continue reading

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‘World’s 75% remaining biodiversity in the land of indigenous peoples’- Eastern Mirror

Article published in Eastern Mirror, Nagaland Chizami, March 8(EMN): 75% of the remaining biodiversity of this world is in the land and territories of indigenous peoples, said Phrang Roy, coordinator, Indigenous Partnership for Agrobiodiversity and Food Sovereignty, Italy and chairman for … Continue reading

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Women are the undeniable protectors of the biodiversity

Women traditionally play a central role in any indigenous communities. NESFAS highlights the role of women as custodians of our agrobiodiversity and foodways. Today, March 8th marks the 106th anniversary of Women’s Day across the globe and for the indigenous … Continue reading

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Traditional Knowledge Holder of Laitsohpliah

Kong Slibon Nongrum of Laitsohpliah, East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya, was a renowned indigenous knowledge holder recognised by NESFAS over the last 5 years of their work for ITM 2015 . She passed away at the age of 83 on the … Continue reading

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