by Team LEISA India | Dec 19, 2015 | Articles, Marketing, Trade
Rythu Bazaar, a government initiative in Andhra Pradesh, to facilitate direct marketing for farmers is going strong even after 14 years of its establishment. With all its limitations, the initiative is largely benefitting both producers and consumers. Andhra Pradesh... 
by Team LEISA India | Dec 19, 2015 | Articles, Marketing, Trade
Building market linkage is crucial for enabling farmers get better incomes. Facilitating market linkage involves understanding the demand and supply situation, transient storage opportunities, transport infrastructure and easy access to markets. The National... 
by Team LEISA India | Dec 19, 2015 | Articles, Marketing, Trade
Muttlur farmers are increasing their share in the consumer price by organizing themselves as producer organization. By resolving issues of trader exploitation, exploring new markets, accessing timely credit and quality inputs, these farmers are reaping benefits... 
by Team LEISA India | Dec 18, 2015 | Articles
Through an innovative pilot programme on training rural youth in sustainable agriculture, the Ministry of Agriculture Development in Nepal succeeded in addressing two major issues – food security and rural employment. Inspired by the success of the pilot initiative,... by Team LEISA India | Dec 18, 2015 | Articles, Education, Farmer's Diary, Knowledge exchange
Indian farmers are at the cross roads. Every year their problems are compounding owing to several reasons – degradation of natural resources like land, water, forests, climatic changes; vast variation in annual seasons; liberalized global trade policies etc. In... by Team LEISA India | Dec 18, 2015 | Articles, Education, Knowledge exchange
While it is now widely acknowledged that a smallholder based, agro-ecological food production system is the best way to eradicate hunger and to reduce the impact of agriculture on climate change, less attention is given to the role farmers play in sharing the lessons...