by Team LEISA India | Jun 7, 2016 | Agroecology, Agroecology and Development, Articles
Revival of agro biodiversity that characterizes traditional agriculture is crucial for addressing food and nutrition security. Bringing back millets, pulses, coarse cereals etc. into the cropping systems can help fill the nutritional gap that is ever widening in the... 
by Team LEISA India | Jun 7, 2016 | Agroecology, Articles, Biodiversity
There are certain crop plants that are not cropped but edible, containing high nutrients and medicinal value. These crops also called as hidden harvests are capable of providing essential nutrients to our diets besides contributing to household income. Out of the... 
by Team LEISA India | Jun 7, 2016 | Agroecology, Articles, Biodiversity
Commodification of forests in an era of climate crisis has reduced them to mere ‘carbon stocks’. Forests are also food reservoirs and many rural poor communities depend on forests for meeting their food needs. Given the right support, uncultivated foods can be a... 
by Team LEISA India | Jun 7, 2016 | Agroecology, Articles, Biodiversity
Yam has several nutritional benefits, yet the crop remains neglected and underutilized. In the absence of national research and extension programmes on yam, LIBIRD’s initiative to promote yam cultivation on terrace walls has caught up with the Chepang communities in... 
by Team LEISA India | Jun 7, 2016 | Agroecology, Articles, Biodiversity
Monocropping of cash crops for generating incomes has displaced mixed farming systems and associated local crop diversity, negatively impacting on food security and climate resilience. Initiatives to produce improved varieties through participatory varietal selection,... 
by Team LEISA India | Jun 7, 2016 | Agroecology, Articles, Biodiversity
Tubers, pulses and millets are important for the livelihoods and nutrition of poor farmers, especially in fragile regions. These crops are not only underutilised, but are also under-researched. Ama Sangathan, a women federation consisting of 1200 indigenous women,...