People and Process

7 Reasons Why Bamboo Farming Can Save the Environment

7 Reasons Why Bamboo Farming Can Save the Environment

It is known to everyone that the natural resources are depleting from our planet! Mainstream media have been updating us with alarming reports of our wasteful ways that are affecting the environment we live in. Overpopulation, global warming and deforestation reports are making many of us look at making the necessary changes in our lives to save the environment.
Bench Terrace- A Traditional Irrigation System of Meghalaya

Bench Terrace- A Traditional Irrigation System of Meghalaya

Meghalaya, one of the eight Northeastern states of India, is blessed with abundant rainfall and large agricultural land. Farmers of this region have been using traditional irrigation systems to channel water sources to their farms and fields.
RRTC Shillong: Development of Farmers & Sustainable Farming

RRTC Shillong: Development of Farmers & Sustainable Farming

Meghalaya, a state in the Northeast of India, with its pristine lands and hilly terrain, is home to a number of naturally grown herbs and spices. Zizira, based in Shillong the capital of Meghalaya, sources select, high-value, produce directly from the farmers and reaches them to households in other states of India through our eStore.

Read our story – how our conscious business is making a difference to the community of farmers. As part of our work, we stay in touch with organizations working with farmers. The Rural Resource and Training Centre (RRTC) is one such.

The Challenges of Being a Traditional Turmeric Farmer

The Challenges of Being a Traditional Turmeric Farmer

The Jaintia Hills District of Meghalaya is home to the finest turmeric in the world with its "Lakadong" variety.

Here, turmeric farming is popular among subsistence and marginal farmers who cultivate it for self-consumption and sale at the local markets. But that doesn't take away the high demand it has both at the national and international spice market.