Report on India’s tribal population kept under wraps

Tribal communities have historically faced the brunt of the state's development agenda. It seems the attitude of the government towards the tribal communities has changed little over the years.

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Read more about the article Terra Madre Day @ NESFAS HQ
Celebrating Terra Madre Day 2015 with a delicious meal

Terra Madre Day @ NESFAS HQ

The NESFAS staff and a few Board Members celebrated Terra Madre Day together with an eat in on the 17th of December at the NESFAS HQ, Shillong.

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Biocultural Diversity Combats Climate Change

From the Saami in Europe, to the Maori in New Zealand, indigenous communities are creating and maintaining rich biocultural landscapes. A biocultural landscape is a holistic system of culture and…

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110 countries participate in Intl Slow Food Movement

Torino: “Food is not a commodity. It is a living thing and we have to learn to respect food and especially those who produce it”, said Carlo Pettrini, father of…

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Viva slow food!

FOR THOSE who see food only as a means of satisfying hunger will not comprehend what Carlo Pettrini, the founder of the Slow Food Movement, means when he talks about…

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