by Team LEISA India | Nov 26, 2015 | Articles, Resource Management, Soil Management
By using an innovative compost called Amrut Mitti, many farmers are bringing life back to their soils. By enriching their agricultural fields with soil organic matter without external chemical inputs, these farmers are producing highly diverse nutrient rich food by... 
by Team LEISA India | Nov 26, 2015 | Articles, Interviews, Resource Management, Soil Management
“If you have a healthy, living soil, you have healthy plants and healthy people. These three things are closely linked.” Irene Cardoso, professor of soil science is passionate about soils and family farmers. She advocates for greater support for family farmers to take... by Team LEISA India | Nov 26, 2015 | Articles, Resource Management, Soil Management
At a time when agricultural extension services are not reaching millions of farmers, and while the cutting edge technologies are not affordable, working on a participatory mechanism using local knowledge and resources is a must for the development of farmers’... by Team LEISA India | Nov 26, 2015 | Agroecology, Agroecology and Development, AME, Articles
Farming is no more a simple “way of life.” It is now a key economic segment, under development. The first goal of development is poverty alleviation. But, this development has not found the right track. For, there is no development without change. There is no farming... 
by Team LEISA India | Nov 26, 2015 | Articles, Resource Management, Soil Management
Intensive cultivation of cardamom, ignoring the traditional cultural practices, has resulted in repeated losses for cardamom farmers in the Western Ghats region. Paulose, an innovative farmer, has shown that by practising mulching, not only can the soil carbon content... 
by Team LEISA India | Nov 26, 2015 | Articles, Resource Management, Soil Management
To enhance the soil carbon content of nutrient poor soils, Tamil Nadu farmers used biochar application on a trial basis. They observed that by applying biochar to soils, the physical structure and chemical properties of the soil improved and the impact remained for...