by Team LEISA India | Apr 13, 2018 | Articles, Trade, Value addition
With an inclusive, sustainable and scalable model of value chain, farmers in Gujarat have come a long way in realising the power of collectives. Through direct engagement in the market space, farmers gained a competitive edge by exercising their power of negotiation....
by Team LEISA India | Apr 13, 2018 | Articles, Trade, Value addition
Besides providing for many of our needs, forests play a pivotal role in providing ecosystem services, ranging from biodiversity conservation to climate regulation. Yet over the last decade the world has lost an average of more than 5 million hectares of forests every...
by Team LEISA India | Apr 13, 2018 | Articles, Trade, Value addition
The unique agro-ecological conditions of Kolli Hills have a direct effect on the coffee aroma and quality. The case of this small-scale, organic farmer reaffirms that a diversified, agro-ecological farming system approach adds quality to the produce, making the system...
by Team LEISA India | Apr 13, 2018 | Articles, Trade, Value addition
Integration of various components on the farm not only results in better resource management but also leads to increased farm production, income and productive employment. Integrated Fish Farming (IFF) is one such model which adds value to the traditional subsistence...
by Team LEISA India | Apr 13, 2018 | Articles, Featured
A small practice like grading and sorting at the farm level has resulted in farmers reaping rich benefits in Uttarakashi district. Besides value addition, collectivisation efforts further enhanced the bargaining power of farmers. Most of the rural population...
by Team LEISA India | Apr 13, 2018 | Articles, Featured, Trade, Value addition
By organizing themselves into a Farmer Producer Company, the farmers in Koraput district in Odisha are handling processing, value addition and collective marketing of horticulture produce. With enhanced capacities in managing the crop harvest from farm to market, not...