Meghalaya has managed to avert high casualties during the first wave of COVID-19. However, the state that maintained low positivity rate soon saw a rapid surge in cases and by 29th April the state had registered a caseload of 16,617. The steep rise in infection and deaths made clear that the second wave of COVID-19 would be more severe than the first.
On behalf of North East Slow Food and Agrobiodiversity Society (hereafter referred to as NESFAS), the Executive Director opens invitation for suppliers/companies to submit a tender in relation to provision…
Ka rukom rep tynrai ki Khasi’ ka lah ioh jingithuh haka kot ba la ai kyrteng “Indigenous Poeples’ food systems: Insights on sustainability and resilience from the frontline of climate change’ ba la pynmih daka International Publication of Food and Agriculture Organization UN, Alliance of Biodiversity International bad CIAT, ba la pyllait paidbah haka 25 tarik, Jylliew 2021.
An Indigenous Youth Fellowship Programme at the local level was conducted for a period of one month in April this year; it stried to empower local communities to acknowledge the Indigenous Food Systems (IFS) and simultaneously to safeguard and preserve the agricultural practices for the overall well-being of the communities.
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
The official launch (online event) of the book entitled “Indigenous Peoples’ food systems: Insights on sustainability and resilience from the frontline of climate change” published by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the UN and the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT was held on June 25, 2021.
