by Team LEISA India | Dec 23, 2015 | Articles, Farmer Organisations/FPO, Fishery, Social Organisation
By neglecting the village common water resource, fishermen in Malliyabad had lost a livelihood opportunity. By getting organised into user groups and practising community-based fish culture, the local communities have not only benefitted individually, but have also...
by Team LEISA India | Dec 23, 2015 | Articles, Farmer Organisations/FPO, Social Organisation
With a little support, poor farmers can organise themselves and improve their livelihoods through collective efforts. Vrindavan Pushpa Utpadak Sangha has shown the way. Vikramgad of Thane district in Maharashtra State has predominantly tribal population, who are...
by Team LEISA India | Dec 22, 2015 | Articles
People of Pampanur cluster are a happy lot with improved yields and incomes. They achieved this by giving attention to harvesting and conserving rain water, the most scarce resource in the region. Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh lies in the rain shadow region of...
by Team LEISA India | Dec 22, 2015 | Articles, Farmer's Diary, Tree Farming
Vegetation is very important for the existence of all living organisms. It provides oxygen, water, food and shelter for all the creations of the universe. But, unfortunately owing to growing population coupled with consumeristic life styles, forests are being...
by Team LEISA India | Dec 22, 2015 | Agroecology and Development, Articles, Biodiversity
As a human collective, we have used nature as a commodity, and a resource for our own gain, without considering the consequences. Now, it is time to give back to nature, allowing her to replenish, so we may once again live in a sustainable, bio-diverse and abundant...
by Team LEISA India | Dec 22, 2015 | Agroecology and Development, Articles, Biodiversity, Farmer's Diary
During 1970’s, as a small boy I was witnessing my father’s interaction with the share croppers. They were cultivating finger millet as a mixed crop in the upstream land area and local varieties of rice in the command area of the tank in ‘Punaji’, located around 35 kms...
