NEN organised a 2-days event at Kohima, on 14-15th October 2022, where diverse stakeholders and farming communities from within and outside Nagaland were brought together to share knowledge and experiences related to seeds, millet-based ecological food and farming vis-a-vis women’s agency. To create public awareness on the importance of rural livelihoods and local food systems,…
NEN Nagaland in collaboration with Nenterprise observed National Handloom Day on 6th August, 2021 under the theme “Facilitating Weavers Access to Social Security ” with its registered weavers from 11 villages under Phek District, Nagaland. A survey conducted in some of the selected villages of Chizami cluster towards the formation of a Weavers’ Producer Company…
Meluri Millet Sisters, in collaboration with Millet Network of India and NEN (Northeast Network) celebrated the 2nd Millet Festival on the theme ‘Celebrating common heritage for a shared, resilient future’ at Meluri Village Council Hall on August 31. The celebration was graced by SDAO Meluri, Phrumasie Nyuthe as a special guest. According to DIPR report,…
Indigenous crops should be protected and its ‘purity’ maintained; adopt good cultivation practices, identify medicinal and high-yielding crops with indigenous methods as well as improvise it, said Temsuinla, Joint Director of State Agriculture Research Station, Yisemyong, Mokokchung. https://easternmirrornagaland.com/indigenous-crops-should-be-protected-farmers-cant-abandon-jhum-cultivation-completely-says-nagaland-official/
In an effort to equip professionals working in the development sector in the North Eastern Region, North East Network (NEN) in collaboration with ‘Teaching Where It Matters’ began its journey on a 6 months Diploma in Permaculture- Designer and Educator from November 2022 to May 2023. A multidisciplinary outlook that is an ethically based, whole-system…
As a preparatory towards the International Year of Millet in 2023, millet festivals series has become an important platform to bond communities, to revive, promote and bring together various stakeholders in addressing the current challenge of our time such as. climate change, food security issues that our communities are facing or being impacted with. The…
As part of NEN’s initiate to diversify livelihood opportunities for youth and women across the state, besides providing training to women on leadership development, NEN has been constantly supported skill trainings in different parts of the state with the objective to professionalise the handloom tradition as well as to add value to the existing skills…
The 8th edition of NEN farm school (NFS) was held from 29th June to 3rd July, 2022 at NEN, Chizami. 14 participants from 4 states (Nagaland, Assam, Kerala and Mumbai) took part in the four days programme with the theme Bridging the Farm-To-Plate Gap. The programme is to engage young people with their environment and…
Taking the NEN- CEHAT- Civil Hospital Nongpoh’s collaboration ahead on building health systems response to VAW & C, a study visit by a team of 5 health care providers was organised on the 23rd and 24th of November 2022, to CEHAT’s crisis intervention centres called ‘Dilaasa’ which are functional in public hospitals in Mumbai. …
North East Network has always believed in empowering women at spaces they are comfortable with, and collectivizing women to empower the same has been our objectives. Through the initiative of Skill enhancement programmes, NEN Meghalaya was able to collectivize women of Madanriting area who are skilled in tailoring for a home base initiative, in which…