Read more about the article Community members value the importance of WASH campaign during pandemic
A field coordinator teaches children the different handwashing steps

Community members value the importance of WASH campaign during pandemic

The Society for Urban and Rural Empowerment (SURE), during a recent survey at several villages, said community members have lauded the NGO’s initiative to hold several Water, Sanitation and Hygiene…

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Read more about the article Dewlieh Community: Revival of Millet Cultivation
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Dewlieh Community: Revival of Millet Cultivation

  Community members of Dewlieh (East Khasi Hills district) are known for practising shifting cultivation also known as ‘jhum cultivation’. Their agricultural practices favoured the cultivation of millet, an important…

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Read more about the article Remembering Ursula Hudson, President Slow Food Germany
Ursula Hudson

Remembering Ursula Hudson, President Slow Food Germany

  The Indigenous Partnership (TIP) and its alliances of food communities and organizations grieve the passing away of Ursula Hudson, President of Slow Food Germany and member of the Slow…

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Job vacancy: Independent consultant to evaluate its project intervention in terms of increased production of climate-resilient and micronutrient-rich species

NESFAS is hiring an independent consultant to evaluate its project intervention in terms of increased production of climate-resilient and micronutrient-rich species. Last date of application: 24th July 2020 Background: The…

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What foods did your ancestors love?- Aparna Pallavi, TEDX Talks

Via TEDx Talks: Around the world, Indigenous food cultures vanish because of industrialized agriculture and a shifting, Western-influenced concept of the ideal diet. Food researcher Aparna Pallavi explores why once-essential…

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