by Team LEISA India | Apr 13, 2018 | Agroecology, Agroecology and Development, Articles, Featured
Strongly believing in diversity, around 5000 farmers in Kerala have been preserving and nurturing seed diversity, over years. Exchanging and conserving not only seeds but also knowledge associated with it during their annual seed festivals, these 5000 farming families...
by Team LEISA India | Apr 13, 2018 | Articles, Trade, Value addition
Nahari is an initiative connoting tribal women led traditional indigenous food sales corner set up successfully by BAIF in villages of South Gujarat. The concept of community owned and operated Nahari is an effort to promote tribal cuisine among tourist and urban...
by Team LEISA India | Mar 22, 2018 | Animal Husbandry, Articles, Livestock Management
A platform to be heard and seen Monika Agarwal and Jessica Duncan In India, pastoralists have long struggled to make their voices heard. Cultural and religious differences have exacerbated this situation. But a new initiative is allowing them to assert their identity,...
by Team LEISA India | Mar 22, 2018 | Animal Husbandry, Articles, Livestock Management
Small interventions can have great impacts. A small support from the government for improving the cattle sheds resulted in a shift in the way farmers of Sindhuli district in Nepal practiced agriculture. Agriculture in Nepal has long been based on subsistence farming,...
by Team LEISA India | Mar 22, 2018 | Agroecology, Articles, Crop Production
Millets face low consumer awareness and demand, weak value chains and low interest from research organizations as well as commercial players. This lack of interest is surprising given that millets have high nutritional benefits, mitigate risk for farmers under...
by Team LEISA India | Mar 22, 2018 | Animal Husbandry, Articles, Livestock Management
Bakarwals, the indigenous community in the Himalayas, have been depending on goats for their livelihoods. Theipractices have not only sustained their livelihoods but have also sustained the ecology, in which they operate. With changing times, these local communities...
