Videos, Interviews and Documentaries created/produced by Goa PRIs Union members.

Konkan FRUIT FEST 2025 – Flower arrangement by Daniel D’Souza (President of Botanical Society of Goa)
The festival celebrates the fruit diversity of Goa and Konkan regions. Organized the Botanical Society of Goa.

Konkan FRUIT FEST 2025 – Day 2 – More Competitions – speaking to the Judges
The festival celebrates the fruit diversity of Goa and Konkan regions. Organized the Botanical Society of Goa.

Konkan FRUIT FEST 2025 -Competitions, Local Shopping, Music, Karaoke etc – 2nd 3rd 4th May, Navelim
You will find a vibrant array of fresh farm produce, nursery plants, value-added products, wines/juices and garden implements from 10am to 8pm.
Show your Skills Participate in the Competition..The festival celebrates the fruit diversity of Goa and Konkan regions. Organized the Botanical Society of Goa.

Honey Fest 2025: The Beekeeper – Apis Cerena Indica and Stingless Bees

WORKSHOP
THEME: MAINTAINING / INSTALLING BEEHIVES (CERENA INDICA)
Carmelito Andrade and Lessely Perrira

BOLCÃOCHEO GOZALLI (II)
Carmelito Andrade in conversation with Manjunath Roberts
Theme: Maintaining Stingless Bees


As part of the training and hands on we learnt about cultivating both Oyster Mushrooms and Milky Mushrooms , with a lot of do’s and don’ts …

Training on Mushroom Farming at Village Panchayat Camorlim,Salcete, Goa
Trainer: Gauri Prabhudessai
Host: Sarpanch Basilio Fernandes and team, Village Panchayat Camorlim
Special thanks to: J. Santan Rodrigues , and Mathew Oliveira.
As part of the training and hands on we learnt about cultivating both Oyster Mushrooms and Milky Mushrooms , with a lot of do’s and don’ts …

Integrated Farming – Caridade Cabral from Curtorim, Goa

Rock Bees(Apis Dorsata) harvesting at PCCE college, Verna, Goa
Lessely Pereira Of Lee’s Bees – Beekeeping and Pollination services
Mobile – 7888290604 .
Joel D’Souza beekeeper from Arambol Goa. Carmelito Andrade farmer and beekeeper from Nuvem.

Lee’s Bee’s in association with Loutulim an Camorlim Honey Bee Farmers organized a Beekepping workshop on 5th Jan 2025..
With Support from – JSF Village Enterprise, Cuddatri, Batora, Curtorim. Special Thanks to Maendra Alvares‪@bigfootgoa‬

Part 2: Feedback of the Beekeeping Training at BigFoot, Loutulim by Lessely Pereira of Lee’s Bee’s
With Support from – JSF Village Enterprise, Cuddatri, Batora, Curtorim. Special Thanks to Maendra Alvares‪@bigfootgoa

Beekeeping: Value added Products – awareness program and workshop in Curtorim, Salcete, Goa
Beekeeping and Value added Products, awareness program and workshop conducted in Curtorim, Salcete, Goa.
Resource person Leslie Pereria, showed how to make all natural balms using Beeswax as the main ingredient..

ADDACHI PASOI, with J Santan Rodrigues at Cuddtari, Batora, Curtorim, Salcete, Goa at Thandullanchem(Rice) Fest in Curtorim, Salcete, Goa on 03 November 2024 curated by Marius Fernandes – Goencho Festakar.

Novar Khazan, Curtorim- Part 3 – Mechanized Harvesting…
A Khazan revival story – In one of the first of its kind, Novar Khazan, in Corjem, Curtorim, used Mechanized Rice Transplantation to grow Jai Rice. Rui Menezes Chairman of Novar Khazan Tenant Association and Fr. George Quadros (Don Bosco) and their teams, have shown us that even the challenging Khazan’s can be cultivated efficiently with the right technology, and the will power to succeeded..

Bolcaocheo Gozalli on the GHUMOT, with Goencho Festakar – its history and future plans

MADD PADTAM HANV – Live performance by Avelino Silveria at Thandullanchem(Rice) Fest in Curtorim,Goa.Avelino Silveria Performs his original song at Thandullanchem(Rice) Fest in Curtorim.

Gandhi Jayanti 2024, 120th Birthday of L.B. Shastriji and UN International Day of Non-Violence celebrated at BMC Garden Furamdongor, Curtorim on 2nd October 2024..
Organized by – Goa PRIs Union Members & Wizards of Mugalli Sports Club
Supported by – Goa State Biodiversity Board

Jose D’costa Paddy Boiler Setup in Nuvem, Salcete, Goa. Current price as on posting the video on 20th September 2024 is Rs 1500 for boiling and Rs 1500 for drying, Jose’s mobile number is at the end of the video. Please call him to inquire about the latest rates and book in advance…

Ran Bhaji, Folk Dance Fugdi, Appreciation Certificates, Whiteboard distribution, and more….
KHOTI SANGAM on 2nd September 2024 , at Cotigao High School, Canacona, Goa..
Organized by Adivasi Mahila Manch Cotigao, with Art & Culture Department Government of Goa..

Khazan revival story – Part 2 – After Fr. George Quadros (Don Bosco) and his team used transplantation machinery to cover 1 Lakh Square meters in just a few day. It was now time for Rui Menezes Chairman of Novar Khazan Tenant Association and his team to manually Transplant the remaining area of the Khazan using traditional methods..Rui Menezes and Fr. George and their teams, have shown us that even the challenging Khazan’s can be cultivated efficiently with the right technology and a mix of traditional farming methods…

Novar Khazan, Curtorim- Part 1-Using Mechanized Rice Transplantation for the First time.
A Khazan revival story – In one of the first of its kind, Novar Khazan, in Corjem, Curtorim, used Mechanized Rice Transplantation to grow Jai Rice.Rui Menezes Chairman of Novar Khazan Tenant Association and Fr. George Quadros (Don Bosco) and their teams, have shown us that even the challenging Khazan’s can be cultivated efficiently with the right technology, and the will power to succeeded..

In Conversation with Vegetable farmers from Curtorim, Salcete, Goa.This short video was created in memory of late Lourenca Paes Fernandes, who features in the video.

This is a trailer/promo Video for Documentary coming soon, based on Heritage and Biodiversity of Surla Village, located in Bicholim taluka of Goa, India. -Siddhanath Cave -Sri Siddheshwar-Navadurga temple -Pir Dargah

J Santan Fernandes Rodrigues, of the Curotorim Biodiversity Management Committee, explains issues from the village and showcases what some careful agriculture initiatives there makes possible from his area. Including growing as many as 16 varieties of rice, Goa’s staple crop now being neglected in many parts of the State. A fascinating insight into what’s possible — with knowledge, determination and persistence. Recorded by Frederick Noronha (FN).

konkan Fruit Festival 2024, held at Our Lady of the Rosary Church, Navelim From April 19 to 21, offering a vibrant array of fresh farm produce, nursery plants, value-added products, wines/juices and garden implements from 10am to 8pm. The festival celebrates the fruit diversity of Goa and Konkan regions. Organised by the Agricos Alumni Association and the Botanical Society of Goa…

Award winning documentary film produced by Goa PRIs Union Agrobiodiversity members.
This Short Film takes you though a journey of the water flows from Ralloi Tollem to Zuari river, and how the water is used at every stage to power the Agrobiodiversity of Curtorim.. Created for World Wetlands Day 2024

Goa’s paramparik rice – Korgut, Assgo – #AgroBiodiversity – Goa has traditional rice varieties that have unique quality to produce in highly saline waters, also called Khazan’s. Let hear from a farmer in Rachol, Salcete, Goa, who is on a mission to save the traditional varieties of Goan rice – Korgut, Assgo.. We also meetup with a Mill owner from Curtorim and boiler owner from Nuvem, to understand the new age process followed today, compared to the traditional methods…

Goa PRIs Union – Vision 2020

Convenor of Goa PRIs Union- VDC Member of VP Curtorim highlighting ground realities Part 1

Convenor of Goa PRIs Union- VDC Member of VP Curtorim highlighting ground realities Part 2