by Team LEISA India | Mar 18, 2026 | Agroecology, AME, Articles, Cases, Published Articles
In rainfed agriculture, where farm livelihoods are highly vulnerable to climate vagaries, alternative farm based enterprises go a long way in providing the necessary support for farmers to remain in farming. Backyard kitchen garden is one such enterprise which... 
by Team LEISA India | Jun 27, 2022 | AME, Articles, Education, Published Articles
Experiential learning based pedagogy, farmer-centric participatory research and knowledge exchange are essential for promotion of agroecological education. Way back in 1982, recognising the negative effects of high input agriculture, and link between... 
by Team LEISA India | Dec 30, 2021 | Agroecology, AME, Articles, Cases, Mixed farming, Published Articles
Integrated farming systems (IFS) involves linking several components of the farm system. Resource flows are established between components. The ‘outputs’ from one component serve as ‘inputs’ for another. IFS approach is the way forward for resource... 
by Team LEISA India | Jul 20, 2018 | Agroecology, AME, Articles, Cases, Ecological inputs, Published Articles
Adopting eco friendly practices and enhancing crop biodiversity has several advantages in terms of soil fertility, pest management, crop yields, costs and returns, and environment. More importantly, it builds farm resilience and makes farmers self sufficient. Farmers... 
by Team LEISA India | Dec 21, 2016 | Agroecology, Agroecology and Development, AME, Articles, Published Articles
While multi stakeholder processes is desirable for promotion of agro ecology on a wider scale, in practice, it is not as simple as it is thought to be. AME Foundation’s experience in fostering such processes shows that the success depends on several factors. In fact,... 
by Team LEISA India | Sep 30, 2016 | Agroecology, Agroecology and Development, AME, Articles, Cases, Published Articles
Systematic documentation plays a key role in enhancing practical knowledge sharing on agroecology influencing practice, practice based policy, evidence based debate and new development partnerships. The case of GEAG illustrates this. Ecological agriculture knowledge...