The North East Slow Food and Agrobiodiversity Society (NESFAS) launched a project for construction of elderly housing for elderly members of its partner community
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.
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.
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.
The Khasi Food System gained recognition in an international publication “Indigenous Peoples’ food systems: Insights on sustainability and resilience from the frontline of climate change”. This book is by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the UN and the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT and was officially launched on June 25, 2021 through an online event.
