by Team LEISA India | Dec 10, 2015 | Agroecology, Agroecology and Development, Articles
“Working together is a motivating and powerful approach to getting things done” says Jeff Campbell, manager of the Forest and Farm Facility. “This holds true for my own approach to life; for the work of the millions of forest and farm families stitching together... by Team LEISA India | Dec 10, 2015 | Agroecology, Agroecology and Development, Articles
Infrastructural and technical problems that plague small farmers attempting to use chemically-intensive farming methods for cultivating hybrid and HYV rice also hinder their ability to fully convert to global-style organic farming and propagating native species more... 
by Team LEISA India | Dec 10, 2015 | Animal Husbandry, Articles, Livestock Management
Community management is the most appropriate way to conserve forest landscapes as local communities depend on these forests for their livelihoods. Both communities as well as forests need to co-exist to be sustainable. However, this calls for due recognition and... 
by Team LEISA India | Dec 10, 2015 | Agroecology, Articles, Biodiversity
Traditional systems of resource management have conservation values and principles ingrained within them that officially recognized or managed areas often lack. Community conservation initiatives at the mouth of the Devi river in Orissa clearly illustrate this. Rather... 
by Team LEISA India | Dec 10, 2015 | Articles, Farmer Organisations/FPO, Land Management
In southern Odisha state, the landscape and livelihoods of family farmers are threatened by industrial development in the shape of large dams and changing rainfall patterns. But with a little support, tribal communities have decided how they want to conserve their... by Team LEISA India | Dec 9, 2015 | Agroecology, Articles, Family Farming
Improving the situation of family farmers is a burning need, and as they produce an estimated 70% of the world’s food, it is an issue that affects us all. The 2014 International Year of Family Farming aimed to create a better understanding of family farming and...