by Team LEISA India | Dec 24, 2015 | Editorial
Continuing environmental degradation and its effect on the functioning, diversity, and resilience of ecological systems, though a matter of serious concern from quite some time, is gaining attention only now. Under such conditions, respect for local ecosystems and the...
by Team LEISA India | Dec 23, 2015 | Editorial
No other ‘Producer’ faces more challenges than a farmer does. He has to grapple with resource degradation, uncertain and unpredictable climatic conditions, poor advisory and other support services, unfavourable policies and the priorities of the government, all...
by Team LEISA India | Dec 22, 2015 | Editorial
Desertification and land degradation are not just natural phenomena. They are the outcomes of long-term over-exploitation and mismanagement of fragile ecosystems. To address these problems, we cannot pursue the same ways of thinking that have led to this situation. We...
by Team LEISA India | Dec 21, 2015 | Editorial
More and more farmers across the country are reaping rice harvests better than what they were reaping earlier, by following a set of practices, popularly called as System of Rice Intensification. Women transplant seedlings using square method. Photo: CIKSSRI which is...
by Team LEISA India | Dec 19, 2015 | Editorial
Small scale family farmers in India, though are seasonal producers and produce on a smaller scale, yet contribute to the food security of the nation. Traditionally, these family farmers have been on a subsistence level producing small surpluses to the market. With low...
by Team LEISA India | Dec 18, 2015 | Editorial
Farming in India can be visualized as having multiple faces. The farming majority are small holders, caught in fragile eco systems. For them, it is a means to pursue livelihoods with small marketable surpluses. For the enterprising few, it is a market driven...
