Local food initiatives with agroecological approaches are increasingly recognized. The global pandemic's challenge is alerting communities to the importance of being self-sufficient and resilient. Overall, farmers are thriving during the pandemic by making appropriate adaptations while urban consumers moved towards 'growing own food' and 'buying local'.

This issue of the Low-External-Input and Sustainable Agriculture (LEISA) India presents farmers' and institutions' experiences promoting agroecological approaches, and sustainable local food systems, incorporating insights and opinions from the global context.