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.
A Community Seed Fair exchange visit along with an Agrobiodiversity Walk was held at Sohmynting, West Jaintia Hills on the 16th of April 2022. Organised by NESFAS in partnership with Society for Urban and Rural Empowerment (SURE), and funded by the Meghalaya Basin Management Agency (MBMA), the event saw the participation of 20 project partner villages along with non-project villages from Demthring, Lumkhudung, Plongingkhaw (Jaintia Hills District).
Roselle is mainly used for cooking, especially for making curry. However, presently, the communities have found a few ways to innovate with this food plant. They have come up with interesting recipes to promote this nutritious and local food plant that is cultivated in and around the Ri-Bhoi region of Meghalaya.
