A local krai farmer in Shillong during The Locavore two day program

On the first day of this two-day event, five talented, local chefs from Shillong (Artet Kharsati, Ahme Birian, Ben Wankhar, Samanbha Mawroh and Jemy Diengdoh) and our very own ChefTZac got together with indigenous krai farmers from over 11 communities from all across Meghalaya to spend a day of interactions, sharing ideas, and cooking!

During the knowledge exchange workshop, we got to hear from the indigenous farmers about the issues they face pertaining to krai production such as the difficulty in processing millets for sale, having easy access to organized food systems and markets, decreasing land area allocated to krai production, as well as a lack of interest among the youth and the current generation to consume millets which thereby reduces the confidence and will amongst these millet growers to continue their work.