Traditional farming has become increasingly popular in recent years due to its health benefits and positive impact on the environment. The use of chemical pesticides in conventional farming has been…
Bah Ende Suting, 66 year old custodian farmer of Samanong, a village in West Jaintia Hills, did an experiment on pests that feed on cultivated crops such as mustard leaves,…
Sasatgre in West Garo Hills is an active participating partner village of NESFAS. The village of Sasatgre, erstwhile Rongdikgre, has an interesting story to its name. The word Sasat is…
After a massive wait of over three years, four farmers from Pyrda have successfully and fruitfully been able to organically harvest potatoes after the intervention of NESFAS back in the year 2018; they have reversed and renewed their ways of farming which has led to bountiful benefits.
Custodian farmers from Jongksha and Umkhoi (partner communities of Social Service Centre) took part in an exchange visit to Khweng, Ri-Bhoi Agroecology Learning Circles (ALC) on February 20, 2020. Kong…
"The modern industrial food and agricultural system which is locked to monocropping, chemicals, specialization, consolidation leading to a loss of biodiversity, soil erosion and loss of underutilized food plants will…
