by Team LEISA India | Dec 21, 2015 | Articles, Farmer's Diary
SRI practice which originated in Madagascar, is spreading far and wide as farmers are finding it beneficial. There are innovations being tried out in different soil conditions too. For example, farmers of Sindanur taluk in Karnataka with black cotton soils sow 5 kgs... 
by Team LEISA India | Dec 21, 2015 | Agroecology, Articles, Crop Production
People’s Science Institute carried out the first trials of the System of Wheat Intensification (SWI) during rabi 2006-07. Starting with systematic research trials on farmers’ fields, SWI practice has now spread to many Indian states, through the efforts of PSI and... 
by Team LEISA India | Dec 21, 2015 | Agroecology, Articles, Crop Production
More number of paddy farmers in flood prone areas in Kailali district are adopting SRI method. With SRI, farmers are able to raise rice plants which have withstood storm, wind and flood, thus making it a climate resilient crop. SRI is therefore perceived as god’s gift... 
by Team LEISA India | Dec 21, 2015 | Agroecology, Articles, Crop Production
Farmers in Tamil Nadu are finding SRI method ideal for conserving traditional seeds of rice. Despite constraints, farmers are choosing SRI practices suitable for them and moving ahead. Support to overcome these constraints is necessary for large scale adoption. In the... 
by Team LEISA India | Dec 21, 2015 | Agroecology, Articles, Crop Production
Sustainable Sugarcane Initiative, SSI, an innovative set of agronomic practices, that leaves reduced ecological footprint, is catching up very fast among the sugarcane growers in India. The SSI will most likely become the standard planting method owing to its yield... 
by Team LEISA India | Dec 21, 2015 | Agroecology, Articles, Crop Production
Interview with Norman Uphoff – Norman Uphoff, Professor Emeritus of Government and International Agriculture at Cornell University, served as director of the Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture, and Development (CIIFAD) from 1990 to 2005....