With determination and hardwork, Shivakka transformed her degraded land into a land that gives rich harvests. Green farming, integrating enterprises and sustainable agriculture...
Harvesting happiness from wastelands
With a little support from outside, tribal communities in Panposi village have turned their wastelands into productive assets. Trees raised on waste lands have not only increased...
Successful tree establishment and the revival of traditional agroforestry
Arun K.Sharma In the hot arid environment, trees play an important role. Not only are they directly related to the livelihood of its inhabitants, they also help in improving...
Towards sustainability….
“W e were reluctantly migrating to other places in search of livelihood. Dry lands of ours with erratic rainfall, were not able to meet our food needs. Hardly one crop could be...
Returns from LEISA – A farmer’s experience
T.M. Radha Sadashivaiah belongs to Maragondanahalli, a village in Tiptur – Karnataka, well known for coconut production. He owns about 13 acres of land of which about 4 acres is...
Importance of vegetation in rainfed dryland agriculture
G.N.S. REDDY Rainfed dry land agriculture continues to be a gamble, but it need not be. It is generally perceived that rainfall pattern alone determines the success or failure...