by Rukmini | Jul 20, 2009 | Agroecology, Articles, Scaling Up
Luc Laviolette and Venkatesh Mannar Effective interventions aimed at reducing under nutrition need to be implemented at sufficient scale to be able to make an impact. There is now growing recognition in the nutrition field that the challenge ahead is much less about... by Rukmini | Jul 20, 2009 | Articles, Resource Management, Water Management
J P Tripathi and Kirit Jessani Technological interventions to be successful need to be supported with human resource development. AKRSPI adopted a model of preparing rural entrepreneurs in handling and maintaining water saving devices towards conserving ground water.... by Rukmini | Jul 20, 2009 | Agroecology, Articles, Scaling Up
J. James A demand based, community-managed and conservation-focused approach was envisioned to bring about a reform at the sectoral level. However, the large scale programme faced a set back when factors like people’s participation and community ownership were... by Rukmini | Jul 20, 2009 | Agroecology, Articles, Farm Enterprises
Veena Vidyadharan and Manoj Kumar Tiwari Tribal communities of Baran district have been able to regain their food sovereignty by preserving local seeds. The women groups have revived their traditional seed storage techniques to preserve seeds in the seed banks. Seed... by Rukmini | Jul 20, 2009 | Agroecology, Articles, Food safety, security and sovereignity
Vanya Orr, Arunkumar, Gita Kreneck, Siva Kumar, Mohan Kumar Earth Trust, an NGO in Nilgiris has helped a number of small holder farmers realize the potential of organic farming and collective marketing. Here is a case of a woman farmer who benefited in terms of crop... by Rukmini | Jul 20, 2009 | Agroecology, Articles, Food safety, security and sovereignity
G. S. Unnikrishnan Nair Mushroom production is an untapped potential source of employment and income in Kerala. Janaki who has established herself as an enterprising entrepreneur in mushroom production is now a role model for several unemployed youth. Janaki is...