by Team LEISA India | Jun 7, 2016 | Agroecology, Articles, Biodiversity
The share of uncultivated foods from the forest has gradually declined in the diets of Paharia tribes in Jharkhand. Initiatives like conservation, preservation, processing of uncultivated foods has helped them regain their position and enhance the dietary diversity of... 
by Team LEISA India | Jun 7, 2016 | Agroecology, Articles, Biodiversity
Pulse panchayat is an integrated approach in establishing a sustainable production, value addition and marketing system. The initiative implemented by a Farmer Producer Company in Tamil Nadu, is moving towards achieving self sufficiency in pulse production. Pulses... 
by Team LEISA India | May 18, 2016 | Articles, Resource Management, Water Management
Many farmers in the regions adjoining Karnataka and Kerala are relying on Surangas, the traditional water harvesting structures, for meeting water requirements of their crops. Surangas are man made caves of water which work on gravitational forces requiring no... by Team LEISA India | May 18, 2016 | Articles
Humus – key to soil water conservation Next to air, water is the most important for the survival of any living organism. In agriculture, water plays an important role in crop production. Day by day, water is becoming scarce and even the available water for agriculture... 
by Team LEISA India | May 18, 2016 | Articles, Resource Management, Water Management
Involving local communities in identifying local solutions is the best way to address local water problems. Experience of MITTRA is one such example which depicts communities taking charge of developing water sources and managing them well too. Domkhadak village... 
by Team LEISA India | May 18, 2016 | Articles, Resource Management, Water Management
Holland is famous for its polders, or reclaimed land below sea level. The shaping of the Dutch landscape goes back to the 12th century, when rising water levels threatened agricultural land. In response, farmers formed water committees that constructed channels, dykes...