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...
by Team LEISA India | Sep 30, 2016 | Editorial
The Sustainable Development Goals, recently endorsed by the United Nations, explicitly mention the need to transform our current input heavy food systems in order to make them more sustainable. Agro ecology driven by family farmers is clearly seen as a way to achieve...
by Team LEISA India | Jun 7, 2016 | Editorial
The rapid expansion of modern agriculture has resulted in an unprecedented loss of plant genetic diversity. Dependence on just a few crops has made food production dangerously vulnerable to crop failures. Further, climate change conditions with increasing frequency...
by Team LEISA India | May 18, 2016 | Editorial
There is an increasing recognition and concern that water as a scarce and vital natural resource needs to be carefully conserved, judiciously utilized and effectively managed. The role of water in serving diverse needs, such as drinking water, agriculture, cleaning...
by Team LEISA India | May 3, 2016 | Editorial
India’s rural poor are overwhelmingly dependent on agriculture as their primary source of income; the majority are marginal or small farmers, and the poorest households are landless. Rural households typically depend on two types of incomes: farm income which is...
