by Team LEISA India | Dec 31, 2015 | Articles, Social Organisation, Women
Homestead farming system offers tremendous opportunities to adopt and adapt family farming in Kerala. The farming system which was being neglected, got an impetus by the mainstream institutions which supported the farm level value addition. Members of Edava Women’s... by Team LEISA India | Dec 31, 2015 | Articles, Social Organisation, Women
Women in Udaipur have switched over to organic ways of cultivating tomato, thereby increasing their yields and income. Gaining strength as a collective, these women are now able to handle the whole chain of activities starting from production to marketing. Women play... 
by Team LEISA India | Dec 31, 2015 | Articles, Social Organisation, Women
Globally, around a billion people are engaged in rice farming and around half of them are women. They continue to carry out their work mostly barefoot, with their primary tools being their hands. An agro-ecological approach like SRI has reduced the overall burden on... 
by Team LEISA India | Dec 31, 2015 | Articles, Social Organisation, Women
This is an inspiring case of a woman in Bangladesh, who transformed her life through sheer hard work and a little support. By growing vegetables using organic methods and adding on enterprises that she could manage, Alecha grew from poverty to prosperity. Alecha Begum... 
by Team LEISA India | Dec 31, 2015 | Articles, Social Organisation, Women
Women who lost control over food production in Kerala are now coming back to farming, using simple organic, locally adapted methods. Getting interested in this ecosystem approach, many farmer groups and organizations are learning how to enrich agricultural... 
by Team LEISA India | Dec 31, 2015 | Articles, Social Organisation, Women
When women are economically and socially empowered, they become a potent force for a positive change. Here is the story of Allu Narayanamma which takes us through a journey of her interest in sustainable agriculture. A parched land of 3 acres is the only asset Allu...