by Team LEISA India | Dec 21, 2015 | Agroecology, Articles, Crop Production
SRI performance has been spectacular under diverse conditions. Many small, marginal and tribal farmers, are reaping better harvests with SRI, many a times with indigenous or traditional varieties. Farmers are innovating constantly and have extended SRI principles to... 
by Team LEISA India | Dec 21, 2015 | Agroecology, Articles, Crop Production
Farmers in West Bengal are adopting SRI and reaping benefits. A CSR initiative proves that the corporate world can play a meaningful role in addressing development issues like food security. Rice is a staple food for people in West Bengal. Around 70% of the cultivated... 
by Team LEISA India | Dec 21, 2015 | Agroecology, Articles, Crop Production
An innovation needs support to survive. The same innovation can make a revolution, provided it gets the recognition and support from the government. The Bihar government has shown how an innovation when transformed into a revolution can influence food production. I... 
by Team LEISA India | Dec 21, 2015 | Agroecology, Articles, Crop Production
Large scale upscaling of SRI among small and marginal farmers requires collaborative efforts among various actors promoting SRI. Adopting this approach, SDTT which has played a major role in spreading SRI has been able to reach more than 1.5 lakh farmers in the last... 
by Team LEISA India | Dec 19, 2015 | Articles, Farmer Organisations/FPO, Social Organisation
Farmers of Tumajore village in Odisha show that community farming results in better utilization of common resources, enhancement of the livelihoods by providing employment and reducing migration. Today, group farming has spread to many surrounding villages. Tumajore... by Team LEISA India | Dec 19, 2015 | Articles
Ever since the barter system of exchanging crop yields for various services disappeared and the weekly local markets, where farmers were selling their products directly to the consumers, have declined, exploitation of both the farmers and the consumers has become...