by Team LEISA India | Oct 16, 2020 | Agroecology, Articles, Horticulture
‘Kutumba Kai Thottas’ or family kitchen gardens are being successfully promoted in Karnataka, to supplement the nutritional intake of these families and provide a source for additional income. With growing awareness about the quality and safety of our food,vegetables... 
by Team LEISA India | Aug 21, 2020 | Articles, Education, ICT
Mobile phone, owing to its affordability, accessibility and widespread network is emerging as a preferred digital tool for information dissemination for smallholder farmers. However, the adoption rates are found to be higher when supplemented with non-digital... 
by Team LEISA India | Aug 21, 2020 | Articles, Education, ICT
Despite many exemptions from lockdown, the agricultural sector in India has experienced major disruptions due to the COVID-19 crisis. Agriculture in India employs about 55% of the population and contributes roughly 17% of the gross domestic product (GDP). Therefore,... 
by Team LEISA India | Aug 21, 2020 | Articles, Education, ICT
Digitalisation in agriculture is not just the future, but the present reality of global agriculture. Digital technologies have been a major potential booster to the world of agriculture. CropIn’s digital solutions are helping farmers in skill-building and making them... 
by Team LEISA India | Aug 21, 2020 | Articles, Education, ICT
Conventional digital market platforms are extractive in nature.Krishi Janani’s marketplace platform in Tamil Nadu is building an alternative model that emphasizes decentralization and regeneration. Janani Grow mobile app assists small farmers in converting to... 
by Team LEISA India | Aug 21, 2020 | Articles, Education, ICT
Small farms can become efficient when tacit knowledge of farmers is integrated with explicit knowledge from other sources. ICAR’s initiative has shown that this could be possible by adopting digital tools. More than 10 million farm families depend on coconut and...