SHILLONG, APR 30: The North East Slow Food & Agrobiodiversity Society (NESFAS) today signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) to receive Rs 9.41 crores grant from REC’s CSR fund for supporting a three-year project called “No One Shall Be Left Behind”.
The Agreement was signed between Dr PV Ramesh IAS, Chairman REC and Phrang Roy, Chairman NESFAS.
The overall goal of this Project is to enhance indigenous food systems to significantly contribute to improved nutrition, food security and sustainable livelihoods of about 3000 households in 130 remote indigenous communities of Meghalaya and Nagaland focusing on adolescent girls, school children, youths, women’s groups and community elders.
The partners involved in executing this project include North East Network, Nagaland; Society for Urban and Rural Empowerment, Jaintia Hills; Social Service Centre, Shillong and a network of Garo Self Help Groups.
The Project is a follow up to the International Mei-Ramew held in Shillong in November 2015.
It was developed through interaction with 30 communities in Nagaland and Meghalaya and the technical support provided by Phrang Roy, Chairman NESFAS and his international associates.
The unique aspects of this Project are the promotion of community seeds banks for local under researched food species, the mapping of nutrient rich and climate resilient local species, advocacy of “eat your rainbow” approach to food consumption and promotion of innovation and capacity building at the community level.
NESFAS has been experimenting with some school cooks for Midday Meals by making innovative meals to encourage children to eat more local and wild edible vegetables. NESFAS served snacks prepared by Anita Roy with millet, maize and wild edibles for the refreshments after the grant signing.
By Our Reporter
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