Plant health clinics is a unique initiative tried by the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute and the Department of Agricultural Extension to link the coastal farmers with the...
LEISA India Team
LEISA India's internal team of scientists, agriculturists, researchers and scholars.
The School of Biodynamic Farming: Retaining youth in farming sector
Finding agriculture unremunerative, a number of youth are seeking livelihood opportunities outside agriculture. To address this issue, The School of Biodynamic Farming has...
Growing organically: Enhancing knowledge through cultural exchange
To impart organic farming education to the new generation that heavily relies on chemical farming, WWOOF INDIA is making an attempt to link young professionals across the world...
“We are working to propel change”
Having grown up and studied in the enormous city of Mumbai, India, Meenakshi Singh and Umesh Chandrasekhar were looking for an alternative way of life. After spending eight years...
e-Arik Center: Using ICT for educating farmers
The ICT based agricultural education has the potential of empowering farming communities by improving access to information and knowledge sharing. The Village Knowledge Centers...
Seeds and FFSs
The agrobiodiverstiy@knowledged programme initiated by Oxfam Novib and Hivos, aims at generating and sharing evidence and insights for transformation in the area of agricultural...
Farmer Field Schools – Learning on the farm
Farmers in Takuche village in Nepal learnt eco-friendly ways of managing pests in apple orchards through Farmer Field School. The year long school also enriched them with the...
Surviving the winds of change: A shepherds dilemma
In the information age replete with cell phones and the internet, traditional knowledge is not adequate to meet the challenges and changes happening at an alarming rate. Small...
Editorial – Education for change
Farming in India can be visualized as having multiple faces. The farming majority are small holders, caught in fragile eco systems. For them, it is a means to pursue livelihoods...