by Team LEISA India | Mar 24, 2016 | Animal Husbandry, Articles, Livestock Management
Livestock services are crucial for a healthy, resilient stock of animals. Small-scale family farmers need these services too, but how do they profit best and how can service delivery become most sustainable? Should it be “public good”, financed and organized by the... by Team LEISA India | Mar 24, 2016 | Animal Husbandry, Articles, Livestock Management
Olivier De Schutter is the United Nations special rapporteur on the right to food. He aims to inform people at the highest political levels about the role that smallholders play in the world’s food production systems. He hopes that this will make decision-makers more... 
by Team LEISA India | Mar 24, 2016 | Animal Husbandry, Articles, Goatery
Goats are increasingly seen as a threat to the ecology as they feed on any type of plant species. But goat keeping continues to be an important livelihood activity for the resource poor people. BAIF has promoted a number of initiatives with twin goals of helping small... by Team LEISA India | Mar 24, 2016 | Animal Husbandry, Articles, Livestock Management
Pastoralism is a way of life for people living in Loj-nathusar village. Located at a distance of 50 kms from Alwar town in Rajasthan this small village comprising of 30 households is a part of the core area of Sariska Tiger Reserve. The village is on the fringe of Dev... 
by Team LEISA India | Mar 24, 2016 | Animal Husbandry, Articles, Livestock Management
Orans are a source of food fodder, water and fuel to the livestock communities living in the foothills of Aravallis. Local communities, with the support of KRAPAVIS, an NGO continue to uphold the beneficial practice of preserving Orans. Meena ki Dhani, located... 
by Team LEISA India | Mar 24, 2016 | Animal Husbandry, Articles, Livestock Management
Animal husbandry is an important and integral part of agriculture, which has been under severe neglect and totally disconnected from the agricultural sector. The livestock sector is characterized by low production, poor contribution to rural economy and suppression of...