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...
by Team LEISA India | Dec 18, 2015 | Editorial
India, which is more than billion populous, is grappling with growing inequities, rural poverty, hunger and malnutrition. With majority livelihoods being farm based, supporting family farming is not a ‘primitive’ strategy but a necessary one. Farming is a way of life...
by Team LEISA India | Dec 15, 2015 | Editorial
Biodiversity is the backbone of ecological and human security. It is the basis of survival of most small farmers. It directly sustains the lives and livelihoods of over 70% of India’s population. Even today, agricultural biodiversity is concentrated in regions where...
by Team LEISA India | Dec 14, 2015 | Editorial
A populous nation like India, by far, predominantly rural and farm based, is confronted by dual realities – prosperity and poverty. Mixed farming meets diverse needs of the familyOn one hand, according to the Business Today, India is ranked 15th among the nations with...
