by Team LEISA India | Dec 19, 2015 | Agroecology, Articles, Biodiversity
Sahaja Samrudha, an organic farmers’ collective began a decade ago as a farmer initiated group to exchange ideas, seeds and knowledge on sustainable agriculture. From its modest beginning, it has grown today into a vibrant organization spearheading a thriving movement... 
by Team LEISA India | Dec 19, 2015 | Articles, Farmer Organisations/FPO, Social Organisation
Family farmers in the Zona da Mata region found that the model of Green Revolution with a prescribed integration with the international markets, did not bring the promised benefits. Many different efforts have led to viable alternatives that benefit both producers and... by Team LEISA India | Dec 19, 2015 | Articles, Farmer Organisations/FPO, Social Organisation
Many farmers’ organizations all around the world and in India contribute to the establishment and promotion of Participatory Guarantee Systems (PGS). Particularly appropriate for small-scale farming, PGS have proven to be a practical alternative to third-party... 
by Team LEISA India | Dec 19, 2015 | Articles, Farmer Organisations/FPO, Social Organisation
Marketing initiatives on collective action often bring positive changes in farm incomes, by eliminating middlemen. Devpasli mandli, a farmers cooperative, is one such initiative which, besides improving incomes, brought about immense impacts on the social lives of... 
by Team LEISA India | Dec 19, 2015 | Articles
Medius Bihunirwa is the head of the Farmer Enterprise Development Unit at Kabarole Research and Resource Centre (KRC), Uganda where she works with smallholder farmers, enhancing the quality of their produce and improving their access to markets. In her role as member... 
by Team LEISA India | Dec 19, 2015 | Articles
With a little support from outside, tribal communities in Panposi village have turned their wastelands into productive assets. Trees raised on waste lands have not only increased their incomes, but also bound the communities together and to the village, arresting...