by Team LEISA India | Oct 21, 2021 | Call for Articles
Crops and livestock have historically been integrated in farming systems. Livestock often play a major role in smallholder production systems, where it is common to find chickens, small ruminants (goats and sheep) and in some cases, cattle. Invariably, the integration...
by Team LEISA India | Jul 8, 2021 | Call for Articles
In most of Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, over 80 percent of the fruit and vegetables are grown on small farms in the rural areas. Small-scale farmers often grow horticultural produce in their backyards or kitchen gardens for their own consumption or to share with...
by Team LEISA India | Apr 7, 2021 | Call for Articles
Small holder farmers, who form the majority of the farming population produce both for self- consumption and for the market. While food produced following an agroecological approach is safe and sustainable, it is necessary that it also forms basis for farmers economic...
by Team LEISA India | Jan 12, 2021 | Call for Articles
Environmental concerns and awareness on soil and human health has led to renewed interest in ecological farming. Besides, use of biological or organic inputs leads to sustainable production, safe produce and reduced production costs. Biological inputs include a wide...
by Team LEISA India | Sep 15, 2020 | Call for Articles
Small holder Family Farming communities have been traditionally tapping the local markets for their convenience as well as ease of reaching out. The farming communities do prefer local varieties (crops and livestock) as they are suitable and resilient to the local...
by Team LEISA India | Aug 10, 2020 | Call for Articles
Vegetables can make a significant difference to smallholder livelihoods. With minimum investment vegetable cultivation provides access to healthy and nutritious food under subsistence conditions.It also has the potential to provide an initial step towards establishing...