Indigenous crops should be protected; farmers can’t abandon jhum cultivation completely, says Nagaland official

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/

IWD 2022 & 13th Annual Biodiversity Festival celebrated in Nagaland

In the news: IWD 2022 and 13th Annual Biodiversity Festival organised by North East Network (NEN) #Nagaland, together with communities of Phek district with the theme ‘gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow’ at the NEN Resource Centre, Chizami and Women Resource Centre, Runguzu Nasa on March 8. #BreakTheBias #IWD2022 Read: https://morungexpress.com/index.php/gender-issues-must-be-seen-as-social-issue

Celebration of International Day of Rural Women

In the News: NEN celebrated ‘International Day of Rural Women’ in Phek, Nagaland on 15th October 2021. The event by NEN brought together women organisations, govt. agencies, CBOs, NGOs, village leaders and the local public in an interface with rural women at Phek Town. News link: https://morungexpress.com/amplifying-voices-of-rural-women News link: https://easternmirrornagaland.com/interface-with-rural-women-marks-international-day-of-rural-women/

Demand for state action for women’s safety

Highlighting the alarming rise in crimes against women, Anurita Pathak Hazarika, State Coordinator, NEN Assam, demands state action for women’s safety, through this article, published in leading Assamese daily Dainik Asam, (30/09/2021). E-paper links: https://dainikasam.assamtribune.com/…/30/dainik-asam/2891 https://dainikasam.assamtribune.com/…/epaper-page-6…

NEN launches booklet on gender perspectives

To strengthen gender perspectives for young boys and girls in Assam, a booklet “বৈষম্য় নহয়, সমতাহে” was released by North East Network on 25th August 2021, at Guwahati Press Club. The booklet has been authored by Rashmirekha Borah (PhD), Associate Project Lead, NEN, Assam, as a bid to fulfill a much needed gap of a…

NEN’s Representation for Assam Budget 2021

North East Network submitted a representation to the State Finance Minister, Ajanta Neog, as a response to the Government’s call for public engagement on the upcoming Budget. NEN in its submission stated that a multi-dimensional unified response to eliminate all forms of violence against women is needed for both public and private spaces. This approach…