by Team LEISA India | Mar 29, 2016 | Articles, Education, Knowledge exchange
De-centralsied knowledge service is vital for empowering the knowledge deprived poor people. Aiming to provide contextualised and localised knowledge for the poor communities and developing a channel of reliable information for its various clients, Practical...
by Team LEISA India | Mar 29, 2016 | Articles, Education, Knowledge exchange
The significance and value of local and traditional farmers’ knowledge on improving agricultural practices is gaining more and more recognition. Participatory Guarantee Systems have been shown to hold great potential, to encourage knowledge sharing between farmers,...
by Team LEISA India | Mar 29, 2016 | Articles, Education, Knowledge exchange
Livestock rearing practices have changed enormously in the last 25 years. ANTHRA in Andhra Pradesh has taken initiatives to preserve the local knowledge on livestock rearing by documenting the practices and wisdom of the tribals, pastoralists and the women in the...
by Team LEISA India | Mar 29, 2016 | Articles
“Agroecology is an epistemological revolution” Interview: Diana Quiroz Victor M. Toledo is a Mexican ethnoecologist and social activist at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. His work focuses primarily on the study of agroecological and knowledge...
by Team LEISA India | Mar 29, 2016 | Articles, Education, Knowledge exchange
Farmers are learning to prepare and cope with climatic variations by observing, learning and interacting with farmers and researchers. Science Field Shops in Indonesia are serving as a response to climate change, facilitating this process successfully. Science Field...
by Team LEISA India | Mar 29, 2016 | Articles, Education, Knowledge exchange
Farmer Field Schools serve as a platform for mutual learning among farmers and resource persons. Interactions, discussions and hands on training provides an opportunity to revive and sustain traditional knowledge while making improvements through modern science....
