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Read more about the article Dewlieh’s School Garden curriculum focuses on Traditional jhum cultivation
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Dewlieh’s School Garden curriculum focuses on Traditional jhum cultivation

Over the years, school gardening has become an important campaign among our partner communities. They serve as a great platform for children to learn and understand the basic methods of farming, knowing where food comes from, the richness of biodiversity, and integrating humanities and science subjects to a practical based knowledge system.

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March 25, 2022
Read more about the article Yams for the Future
Custodian farmer Romiss Sh Sangma.Photo: Daman War
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Yams for the Future

At forty eight, Romiss Sh Sangma of Chandigre, West Garo Hills, hopes to pass her knowledge about the various types of plants she grows in her jhum filed and kitchen garden to…

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March 31, 2016
Read more about the article The Chandigre Cooks’ Alliance Cook In
Cooks' Alliance of Chandigre preparing local food for the participants. Chandigre is one of the communities who will be participating at IMR-2015. Photo: NESFAS/Chakseng
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The Chandigre Cooks’ Alliance Cook In

A visit to Chandigre Village, falling under the Rongram Community and Rural Development Block of West Garo Hills, on 7th August 2015 by the NESFAS team ended with a scrumptious meal…

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August 11, 2015
Read more about the article Women Farmers honoured on Women’s Day
Photo: The Morung Express
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Women Farmers honoured on Women’s Day

Traditional grass rain coats and graduation hats made of leaf—14 women farmers from Nagaland and one from Meghalaya, for the first time in their lives, were honored (with the coat…

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March 9, 2014