by Team LEISA India | Dec 10, 2015 | Agroecology, AME, Articles, Peri Urban Agriculture
Urban areas are fast becoming monotonous concrete jungles. The entire focus is on modernization with disregard for preserving traditional and culturally unique landscapes. Bangalore is caught in this frenzy too. In fact, the city is growing more rapidly than many... 
by Team LEISA India | Dec 9, 2015 | AME, Articles
Women in rainfed areas in Dharmapuri are switching over to kitchen gardens, which provide nutrition to the family as well as money. By recycling the limited water available, these women have shown that it is possible to grow vegetables all round the year. Pennagaram... by Team LEISA India | Nov 26, 2015 | Agroecology, Agroecology and Development, AME, Articles
Farming is no more a simple “way of life.” It is now a key economic segment, under development. The first goal of development is poverty alleviation. But, this development has not found the right track. For, there is no development without change. There is no farming... by Rukmini | Jul 20, 2009 | Agroecology, AME, Articles, Scaling Up
Sangeetha Patil Farm practices, even with inherent merits, are often difficult to spread over a large area. It is much more challenging for a practice like SRI to be tried and scaled up under rainfed conditions. In such situations, a well planned strategy is all that... by Rukmini | Jul 20, 2009 | Agroecology, AME, Articles, Biodiversity
N. Lalitha, J. Diraviam and Arun Balamatti Adding various components on to a farm and integrating them has helped small farmers in Tamil Nadu reap rich harvests. The bio intensive farm models promoted by the Department of Science and Technology and based on... by Rukmini | Jul 17, 2007 | AME, Articles, Farmer Organisations/FPO, Social Organisation
Karatampatti is a village, located not very far from the township of Tiruchi in Tamil Nadu. Around 1000 families belonging to various sections live in this village. The livelihoods in Karatampatti predominantly depend upon dryland agriculture with some farmers having...