by Team LEISA India | Apr 13, 2018 | Editorial
Sustainable food systems, while preserving the environment, ecosystems and biodiversity should also be able to ensure economic prosperity. While the value chain in conventional agricultural systems refers to the value added to the product from the farm to the...
by Team LEISA India | Mar 20, 2018 | Editorial
Livestock forms an important livelihood support system for about seventy million rural households in India, especially in the arid and semi-arid regions of the country. They are infact integral to rural life, supporting agriculture, contributing to the household...
by Team LEISA India | Jan 9, 2018 | Editorial
We do get disturbed with climate change, depleting resources, increasing hunger and malnutrition, eroding farm productivity and incomes, rural urban inequities. Climate change is not an absolutely new phenomenon. Malnutrition has been existing and is increasing owing...
by Team LEISA India | Jun 13, 2017 | Editorial
Millions of livelihoods dependent on climate sensitive sectors like agriculture, forestry, fisheries, livestock etc. are all under threat. Climate is changing and is changing fast. It is no more just about rising sea levels and melting glaciers. It is visible much...
by Team LEISA India | Apr 4, 2017 | Editorial
Food beyond sustaining life is a symbol of culture. Traditionally, food habits have been formed based on what is grown locally, based on the agro ecological conditions. People belonging to a region had a taste for certain foods, which were not only diverse and...
by Team LEISA India | Dec 21, 2016 | Editorial
The livelihoods of a majority of farmers remain highly vulnerable to drought, disease and market fluctuations. Conventional agriculture based on high external inputs has made agriculture unremunerative and unpredictable. Multifunctional, biodiverse farming systems and...
