by Team LEISA India | Dec 22, 2015 | Articles
Working as a sustainable land management specialist at the Centre for International Cooperation of the Free University in Amsterdam, and as a Senior Fellow at the World Resources Institute, in Washington, Chris Reij is the facilitator of “African Re-greening... by Team LEISA India | Dec 22, 2015 | Agroecology and Development, Articles, Biodiversity
Degradation of land disturbs the ecosystem balance by destroying the species diversity. Biodiversity is therefore a good indicator of land degradation and desertification. Preserving biodiversity and preventing land degradation is more economical than attempting... 
by Team LEISA India | Dec 22, 2015 | Agroecology, Articles, Combating Desertification
Sustainable livelihoods of arid zone communities remain an important issue to be addressed. BAIF’s innovative farming system based livelihood model is emerging as a viable and sustainable approach for addressing a gamut of core needs of desert communities. Deserts in... 
by Team LEISA India | Dec 22, 2015 | Agroecology, Articles, Combating Desertification
Degradation of land due to desertification has a serious compounding effect on drought and the people dependent on it. It reduces the chances of the local people to cope with difficult periods. Measures aimed at sustainable resource management and building the... 
by Team LEISA India | Dec 21, 2015 | Agroecology, AME, Articles, Combating Desertification
System of Rice Intensification is a knowledge intensive method, which is evolving continuously. To be able to spread widely and sustainably, a different approach is required altogether. Knowledge empowerment, participatory processes, continous hand holding,... 
by Team LEISA India | Dec 21, 2015 | Agroecology, Articles, Combating Desertification
Modifying SRI to suit coastal salt affected soils of West Bengal / Simple tool to maintain spacing in SRI field / Eco Organic Agriculture and SRI Modifying SRI to suit coastal salt affected soils of West Bengal S K Sarangi In West Bengal, twenty percent of the...