We were in Umang Nongbah, Ri-Bhoi, to document a traditional hill paddy farming practice. The community in this village belongs to the Karbi Indigenous People group. I thought I was…
Written by Nicholas Jason Iangrai What if children had their own council, a space where their voices shaped their communities? The idea might sound ambitious, even idealistic, but it’s…
As the final days of my internship with NESFAS drew near, a fitting conclusion to my chapter, was when two of my colleagues from the Indian Institute of Public Health…
Seeds and other planting materials are the basis of crop production. For years, indigenous farmers have saved, managed, and propagated local seed varieties in the different production systems.
In the month of August 2020, as part of the ALC experiment, she observed a single young tomato shoot (different variant) sprouting in a spot where different tomato seeds were sowed in her kitchen garden. She removed the plantlet from its original place and sowed it in a different plot where the soil has been enriched with biomass, wood ash and animal manure and also receives ample of good sunlight.
The surge in cultivating bamboo for architectural and handicraft purposes is evident in various parts of northeast India; particularly in the quaint village of Darichikgre
