The current theme - December 2026
Biodiversity for Better Nutrition
Nutrition is the foundation of a healthy life. Ecological approaches promote healthy produce, whether from crops or animal husbandry. Nutritional issues are also addressed by fostering diversity, both on the farm and on the plate. Diversity is crucial for promoting resilient livelihoods, coping with climatic changes and unpredictable markets, and encouraging balanced nutrition and good health.
Seasonal food crops, combined with cereals and pulses, provide families with balanced access to carbohydrates and proteins, while also improving soil and the environment. Kitchen gardens with diverse vegetables and greens offer the necessary balanced nutrition. Produce from traditional crop varieties and indigenous livestock (e.g., poultry and cows) is considered healthier than commercial, high-yield varieties. In many areas, these are preferred by farming families and general consumers for their high nutritional value.
We seek practical field based experiences describing how family nutritional access has been enhanced through mixed cropping and other crop combinations, how traditional varieties have revived nutritious health choices, how diverse farming systems have reduced hunger days in families, and how nutri-kitchen gardens have improved nutritional access and family food choices at household and community levels. The role of women has traditionally been linked to the food and nutritional security of households and communities. Examples illustrating this are most welcome. We are also interested in experiences highlighting institutional mechanisms, such as Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) that have improved access to healthy produce, leading to better health in communities and villages. Additionally, we welcome action research studies that measure the impact of nutritional levels and improved health parameters in households or communities resulting from the adoption of agroecological approaches.
Articles for the December 2026 issue of LEISA India should be sent to the editors before 1st October 2026.
Email: leisaindia@yahoo.co.in/editors@amefound.org
Guide to Authors
LEISA India publishes practical field experiences on sustainable agriculture. The magazine offers an opportunity for those working in agricultural development, particularly in diverse, risk-prone and resource-poor regions, to publish their field experiences and to read about the experiences of others. LEISA India is published four times a year, and each issue deals with a particular theme.
Guidelines
- Articles should fit in the theme of the issue, for which it is being submitted. Kindly read the call for articles and check if the article fits well with the theme.
- Articles should be practical field experiences. Articles which simply describe a technology or a process will not be encouraged for publication.
- Explain any terms or ideas that may not be understood in every part of the world.
- Acknowledge all sources and references used.
- Explain any abbreviations used.
In order to present clear and accessible information, authors are recommended to describe:
- The context – agro ecological, social and environmental
- Challenges and the reasons for the approach taken to improve the situation
- The initiatives – process and nature of initiatives
- Time frames – when did this all happen
- Changes/impact – physical, social, economical, ecological and cultural
- Reasons why things worked out as they did. (We appreciate opinions / analysis / conclusions relevant to field level, as well as recommendations for policy makers).
Full editorial support is provided. As the articles go through a rigorous editorial process, authors are usually requested to provide additional information or clarifications.
Format
- The length of the articles should be within 2500 words.
- Articles should be submitted as a soft copy in Microsoft Word format.
- Mention for which issue/theme is the article being submitted
- Include no more than three references (any references should include at least year of publication, name of author, and publisher);
- Provide a current contact address, at the bottom of the article itself. This will also be published in the magazine.
- Include 2-6 photos, relevant to the article, providing suitable captions. Photos should be sent as separate image files. Image files should be of good resolution (file size should be a minimum of 500 kb). Provide photo credits, wherever applicable.
The editors reserve the right to decide whether or not to publish an article or contribution, after receipt of the first full draft. Articles that are accepted will be edited to LEISA India house style and shortened if necessary. Articles accepted for publication in LEISA India English edition may be chosen for translation and publication in any of the seven regional editions of LEISA India.