by Team LEISA India | Feb 11, 2016 | Agroecology and Development, Articles, Land Management
Farmers experience with eucalyptus plantations Land grabbing in India takes many forms including expansion of plantation monoculture for carbon sequestration. Private companies are contracting out farmers to grow eucalyptus trees, purportedly as raw materials for...
by Team LEISA India | Feb 11, 2016 | Agroecology and Development, Articles, Land Management
When distributed broadly, secure land tenure becomes a fundamental building block for the development of sustainable, prosperous and peaceful societies. With more than two lakh poor landless families having become landowners in Andhra Pradesh, the innovative Community...
by Team LEISA India | Feb 2, 2016 | Articles, Youth
Youth provided with appropriate training and opportunities, have the capacity to engage in activities that bring both economic and social benefits. Building human resources is an investment that can reap rich dividends. AMEF with its focus on rural youth shows the...
by Team LEISA India | Feb 2, 2016 | Articles, Farmer's Diary, Youth
Globalisation and WTO have resulted in the youth of our country losing interest in agriculture and going into cities to earn more money. The villages are becoming poorer and poorer and only old people are left there to do the agricultural operations. Agriculture is...
by Team LEISA India | Feb 2, 2016 | Articles, Youth
While farming has become unremunerative, more so with the disturbing climate change conditions, it is imperative that the government support be extended to motivate young farmers to stay in farming. This is crucial not only for creating rural employment but also for...
by Team LEISA India | Feb 2, 2016 | Articles, Youth
VSM is a unique model of development wherein young urban farm graduates are moulded to bring about a change in the agriculture scenario as change agents. This model based on ethics and social values is helping shape the lives of many young people making them socially...
