by Team LEISA India | Feb 24, 2011 | Agroecology, Agroecology and Development, Articles, Land Management
Local food systems culturally integral to the local communities, enhances community health and nutrition while abolishing hunger. While doing so, it encourages ecological farming, conserving the local ecosystems. Most importantly, it helps the marginalized communities... by Rukmini | Jul 20, 2009 | Agroecology, AME, Articles, Scaling Up
Sangeetha Patil Farm practices, even with inherent merits, are often difficult to spread over a large area. It is much more challenging for a practice like SRI to be tried and scaled up under rainfed conditions. In such situations, a well planned strategy is all that... by Rukmini | Jul 20, 2009 | Agroecology, Articles, Crop Production
V.K.Ravichandran, K.R.Jahanmohan and B.J. Pandian Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, a pioneer public sector research institute has piloted the innovative method of rice cultivation called SRI. It has spread SRI over a large area in the irrigated rice systems of... by Rukmini | Jul 20, 2009 | Agroecology, Articles, Scaling Up
G.V. Ramanjaneyulu, M.S. Chari, T.A.V.S. Raghunath, Zakir Hussain and Kavitha Kuruganti Two decades of experience in Andhra Pradesh on Non Pesticidal Management shows that pest is a symptom of ecological disturbance rather than a cause and can be effectively managed... by Rukmini | Jul 20, 2009 | Agroecology, Articles, Fishery
N.R. Umesh, A.B. Chandra Mohan, G. Ravibabu, P.A. Padiyar, M.J. Phillips, C.V. Mohan, and B. Vishnu Bhat Implementation of simple and locally relevant management strategies have reduced disease risks in shrimp farms significantly. Farmers have been able to sustain... by Rukmini | Jul 20, 2009 | Agroecology, Articles, Farmer's Diary, Integrated farming
Many farmers grow crops mostly for the market and ignore their own family needs. When there is a glut in the market, they cannot sell their produce for a good price. In any case they have to purchase their kitchen needs at higher prices from the merchants, many times...