by Team LEISA India | Oct 16, 2020 | Agroecology, Articles, Horticulture
Amidst the risk of recurrent floods and prolonged waterlogging with changing climate thresholds, 265 households of small and marginal farmers in eastern Uttar Pradesh and North western Bihar are setting new safe pathways towards developing flood-resilient vegetable...
by Team LEISA India | Oct 16, 2020 | Agroecology, Articles, Horticulture
Vegetable farmers in Tumkur are reaping many benefits by shifting to ecological alternatives. They are also improving farm sustainability by diversifying crops and trees on the farms. Urdigere and Kolala hobli of Tumkur and Koratagere taluk of Tumkur district is...
by Team LEISA India | Oct 16, 2020 | Articles, Trade, Value addition
The collective strength of women farmers is being leveraged by integrating solar drying technology with off-farm value addition of primary produce. The decentralized enterprise approach is able to cater to the demand while enabling farmers to reap better returns...
by Team LEISA India | Oct 16, 2020 | Articles, ICT, Trade
The Haryana Horticulture Department and SourceTrace digital platform collaborated bringing producers and buyers onto one common platform. The digital initiative empowers the FPOs to negotiate for a higher price from the market, thereby bringing monetary returns to the...
by Team LEISA India | Oct 16, 2020 | Agroecology, Articles, Peri Urban Agriculture
Urban spaces need to radically rethink their relationship with food in terms of production and consumption as climate change, land degradation due to industrialised farming present a serious challenge to food security. Community-based urban farming initiatives are...
by Team LEISA India | Oct 16, 2020 | Agroecology, Articles, Horticulture
Across the world, the concept of ‘grow your own food’ is gaining popularity, especially in cities and towns. Rapid urbanization has increased the solid waste polluting our streets and water bodies and contributed to poverty and scarcity of fuel and water. A backyard...