by Team LEISA India | Mar 22, 2022 | Editorial
Urban Agriculture With 50% of the Indian population expected to live in cities by 2050, there is a huge challenge of meeting the nutritional security and sanitation needs of the urban dwellers. There is a need to prevent further land use changes, unregulated...
by Team LEISA India | Dec 27, 2021 | Editorial
Resilient crop-livestock systems Traditionally farming meant a combination of crops, animals, fishery etc. However, these traditional farms were gradually replaced by specialised farms, be it monocropping or commercial animal farms, in pursuit of higher returns. But...
by Team LEISA India | Sep 15, 2021 | Editorial
Healthy Horticulture The importance of health and well being of the humankind is in limelight more than ever before – namely the ‘nutritional well being’. It has been realised that besides access, the quality of food too, is highly critical. What is gaining...
by Team LEISA India | Jun 30, 2021 | Editorial
Value Addition Small and marginal farmers constitute the farming majority. They are categorised as small producers. They are faced with diverse challenges. Invariably, these challenges impact their livelihoods. The typical challenges these farmers face include...
by Team LEISA India | Mar 29, 2021 | Editorial
India is naturally endowed with various types of naturally available organic form of nutrients. This considerably helps in organic cultivation of crops. The potential of biopesticides and biofertilisers for promoting sustainable agriculture has been known for many...
by Team LEISA India | Jan 5, 2021 | Editorial
Agroecology is the basis for the future. It is a durable, resilient and a sustainable response. It illustrates how it can provide answer to multiple challenges – old and new, to improve production systems, foster ecosystems, foster dignified farm based livelihoods. It...
