Read more about the article Lairsluid LP School – Ribhoi Celebrates Terra Madre Day
Children of Lairsluid LP School – Ribhoi Photo: NESFAS/Betkhiador Lapang

Lairsluid LP School – Ribhoi Celebrates Terra Madre Day

In keeping the Terra Madre Day, the school children and teachers of Lairsluid LP School – Ribhoi organized a cleaning drive in and around the school premises on the on…

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Read more about the article Seng Kut Snem Basuk Iaphi Baroh
Threshing of rice during the harvest at Khweng. Photo: NESFAS/ Donboklang Majaw

Seng Kut Snem Basuk Iaphi Baroh

While Urban Shillong brings in Seng Kut Snem as a preservation and exhibition of cultural traditions with processions, the villages of Meghalaya celebrate it as the Thanksgiving Day to their ties to the land for livelihoods.  

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Hand over of Mei-Ramew Food Fest Venue to Hima Mawphlang

Indigenous Terra Madre 2015 organisers handed over the Lawkyntang Mawphlang and the Heritage Village to the Hima Mawphlang in a formal manner on the 18th November 2015. In a significant…

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Read more about the article ITM Host Communities Review Shillong Declaration Draft
ITM 2015 Host -Community representatives present at the Shillong Deceleration Draft review. Photo: NESFAS/ Daryl Khyriem

ITM Host Communities Review Shillong Declaration Draft

On the 14th of November 2015, a week after the close of the Indigenous Terra Madre (ITM 2015). There were 18 of the 41 host villages of Meghalaya who participated…

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Read more about the article Waste Management at Mei-Ramew Food Fest Venue
Bokashi Fermenting System used at the compost pit at Lawkyntang Mawphlang as demonstrated. Photo: NESFAS/ Damanki War

Waste Management at Mei-Ramew Food Fest Venue

Indigenous Terra Madre 2015 brought together an estimated 60,000 guests from Shillong, the 41 host and other villages, and many more from around India and abroad at the Mei Ramew…

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Read more about the article ITM 2015 ends with a Joyous Celebration
Thousands throng ITM Food Festival at Lawkyntang Mawphlang.Photo: NESFAS/ Raisa Daimary

ITM 2015 ends with a Joyous Celebration

The concluding day of the Indigenous Terra Madre saw a joyous celebration of food, music, dance and culture as delegates and public mingled at the Mei-Ramew Food Festival at the…

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