Making the most of the natural ecological processes, often results in sustainability. Simple practices like integrating livestock and farming, makes both activities beneficial....
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Local practices conserve livestock breeds
There is an alarming loss of local breeds of livestock for various reasons. Yet, there are many champions in local communities depending on livestock, who are conserving local...
Biodiversity builds resilience
Erratic rainfall patterns coupled with monocropping systems have made farming unreliable and highly risky, especially in rainfed regions. Simple practices like water conservation...
Local knowledge, local solutions – Adapting to climate change
The innovations by farmers to adapt to climate change conditions are an evolution of local knowledge. This knowledge is also relevant and useful to farmers within and outside...
Mani Kottekad – Sustainable dairy farming with local breeds
Mr. Mani Kottekkad is a progressive dairy farmer from Kottekkad village of Palakkad district in Kerala. Till 2012, he was doing dairying with crossbred cattle. Spiralling costs...
Developing climate resilient farming
Small farmers in Bundelkhand are adopting agricultural systems that cope with climate change, with support from Development Alternatives. The initiatives undertaken at the farm...
Redesigning farming – A response to climate change
By transforming and reorienting agricultural systems, innovative farmers are able to build resilience in farming and ensure food security, in a changing climate situation....
Mud crab farming – An adaptation strategy
The coastal villages of Odisha are vulnerable to natural disasters occurring due to climate change. The livelihoods of the local people, particularly those working in the...
People’s knowledge – Key for adaptation
Farmers perception on climate change and their knowledge and experience on adaptation in mountain ecosystems, has enabled them to cope with extreme weather and environmental...
Crop planning – A tool for climate resilient food system
Crop production is highly location specific and depends on a number of factors like climate, natural resources, access to inputs, knowledge etc. Farm level crop planning goes a...
Farmer innovations – Sustainable solutions to fight climate change
Farmers in the hilly terrains of Kerala have been innovating, adopting and adapting practices and processes to address the impacts of climate change. Engaging such innovative...
Building climate resilience
In distressed situations of drought and floods, tribal farmers of southern Bundelkhand region illustrated that System of Crop Intensification, an agro ecological method, helps...