by Team LEISA India | Jun 24, 2022 | Editorial
Agroecology education ‘Agroecology’, as a fairly new term in India, is finally catching up. The principles of agroecology have been practised for several generations following traditional agriculture. Of late it has taken different names and forms like sustainable...
by Team LEISA India | Jun 21, 2022 | Call for Articles
Transforming our food system to make it less susceptible to disturbances is key to building farm resilience. Small scale farmers have been the most vulnerable to external shocks and stresses, like droughts, famines, climate change, pest attacks etc. While some are...
by Team LEISA India | Mar 22, 2022 | English Magazine Contents
Read the magazine When we first conceived urban agriculture as a potential theme, we were aware of some known initiatives across country both in urban and peri urban areas. However, it was heartening to see the wonderful response – individual efforts;...
by Team LEISA India | Mar 22, 2022 | Editorial
Urban Agriculture With 50% of the Indian population expected to live in cities by 2050, there is a huge challenge of meeting the nutritional security and sanitation needs of the urban dwellers. There is a need to prevent further land use changes, unregulated...
by Team LEISA India | Mar 21, 2022 | Call for Articles
Agroecology is a scientific discipline based on applying ecological concepts and principles to agriculture. It is not just about productivity increases but encompasses various dimensions like the social, economic, cultural and equity in the process of sustainable food...
by Team LEISA India | Dec 30, 2021 | English Magazine Contents
READ THE MAGAZINE Small farmers deal with meagre means and resources. Further they are caught in fragile eco systems vulnerable to climate variances. They constantly grapple with climate and markets – both unpredictable in their own way. Being pushed into growing only...