NESFAS along with Mawhiang community organised an Agrobiodiversity (ABD) Walk on April 14, 2022 with the Agroecology Learning Circle (ALC) members and school children. ABD Walk is one of our core tools that helps in intergenerational knowledge exchange, and at the same time, raises awareness about the diversity of local food plants and the richness of Mother Earth.
Youth are the pillars of tomorrow. And yet, in many communities, youth are often chided away from discussions regarding important matters for their inexperience and age. Little is done for them in terms of training so that they can be better equipped with things when they finally take up the mantle.
On the 22nd of April 2022, the Career Guidance and Counseling Committee, Sohra Government College, organized a one day workshop themed “Indigenous Peoples’ Food Systems – A game changing solution in the context of climate change''. The College invited NESFAS and Charlotte Milbank, a PhD scholar from University of Cambridge, to take part in the program.
On the 21st of April, 2022, four communities, namely Sasatgre, Mandalgre, Rongchadenggre and Masudigre came together for a seed exchange at Daribokgre, East Garo Hills, one of the model villages of NESFAS in Garo Hills. The programme started off with an introductory session in the village community hall, where seeds from the repository known as Community Seed Bank (CSB) were displayed.
Indigenous communities value sharing, caring and consensus building. For years, indigenous farmers have been preserving, managing, sharing and propagating local seed varieties to enhance resilience in the food production system.
Sohra Government College, Sohra, in collaboration with NESFAS, Shillong, organised a one-day international workshop on Career Guidance and Counseling on April 22, 2022, on the theme "Indigenous Peoples’ Food Systems- A game changing solution in the context of climate change''. Charlotte Milbank, Research Scholar, University of Cambridge, UK, was the keynote speaker of this session.
