by Team LEISA India | Jan 5, 2021 | Agroecology, Agroecology and Development, Articles
Farm on wheels, an initiative to sell local produce has enabled the farmer groups to access diverse local markets in a decentralized manner. In doing so this initiative has set an example to all other farmer groups collaborating with NESFAS in Meghalaya and encouraged... by Team LEISA India | Jan 5, 2021 | Agroecology, Agroecology and Development, Articles
The COVID-19 virus has jarred many people out of the illusion that globalised, corporate food is safe and secure. Yet, many people don’t know what to do about it. Some have taken up backyard gardening and ‘buying local’, practices that are important for local food... 
by Team LEISA India | Jan 5, 2021 | Agroecology, Articles, Horticulture
As the World grapples with the devastating consequences of the spread of the novel coronavirus, nations are faced with multiple questions that go well beyond the direct impact of contracting the disease. We are dealing with massive loss of livelihoods, unemployment,... 
by Team LEISA India | Jan 5, 2021 | Agroecology, Articles, Women
“We knew we needed a space to save our native varieties of seeds and transmit the traditional knowledge of farming which is agroecological, which does not harm nature,” says Chukki Nanjundaswamy, coordinator of Amrita Bhoomi near Bangalore, Karnataka – a peasant... 
by Team LEISA India | Oct 16, 2020 | Agroecology, Articles, Horticulture
Amidst the risk of recurrent floods and prolonged waterlogging with changing climate thresholds, 265 households of small and marginal farmers in eastern Uttar Pradesh and North western Bihar are setting new safe pathways towards developing flood-resilient vegetable... 
by Team LEISA India | Oct 16, 2020 | Agroecology, Articles, Horticulture
Vegetable farmers in Tumkur are reaping many benefits by shifting to ecological alternatives. They are also improving farm sustainability by diversifying crops and trees on the farms. Urdigere and Kolala hobli of Tumkur and Koratagere taluk of Tumkur district is...