by Rukmini | Jul 14, 2006 | Agroecology, Agroecology and Development, AME, Articles
In 1989-90 the Agriculture. Man and Ecology (AME) Programme. Pondicherry, studied the transition experiences of 12 ecological farmers in South India. Erik van der Werf reveals the difficulties these farmers faced and how. drawing upon their own inventiveness and... by Rukmini | Jul 12, 2005 | Agriculture Policy, Agroecology, AME, Articles
K V S Prasad and B Vijayalakshmi Background Sustainable Agriculture (SA) became a dominant global concern based on the understanding of negative effects of Green revolution technologies. Born out of this concern for livelihood improvements and environmental stability... by Rukmini | Jul 12, 2005 | Agroecology, AME, Articles, Crop Production
Gurudatt Hegde, Ravindranath Reddy and Arun Balamatti Chinnahagari and Upparahalla watersheds of Chitradurga and Bellary districts belong to the dry belts of Karnataka. Moreover, these regions are prone to frequent droughts. Shallow soils, low organic matter in the... by Rukmini | Jul 11, 2003 | AME, Articles, Education, Participatory Learning
What is Farmers Field School (FFS)? As the name suggests Farmer’s Field Schools (FFS) are the schools for the farmers beyond the boundaries of formal structures. It operates with the principles of the non-formal education and most of the session / contents area based... by Rukmini | Jul 11, 2003 | AME, Articles, Education, Participatory Learning
B. Vijayalakshmi, G. Ravi Kumar, S. Pattabiraman and Daniel Anand Raj AME is devoted to improving the livelihoods of dry land farmers through promotion of ecological agriculture in the Deccan Plateau. AME working in the dry regions of Tamil Nadu, promotes crop... by Rukmini | Jul 11, 2002 | AME, Articles, Social Organisation, Women
Edith van Walsum Women get more control over less resources The Deccan Plateau is a drought prone region in South India covering substantial parts of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu. 81% of this region is under rain fed farming. The Green...