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LEISA Magazine India: Agroecology and going local
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...
India
2020 - LEISA Magazine India
Practices
Fishery management: Length frequency distribution analysis (LFDA) and catch effort data analysis (CEDA) software
Length Frequency Distribution Analysis (LFDA) and Catch and Effort Data Analysis (CEDA) are software packages with analytical tools to guide and assist stock assessment and develop fisheries management policies in developing countries. The outputs of LFDA include estimates of growth and mortality and precautionary management advice. CEDA analyses catch and...
India
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Article
Agroecology and natural agriculture could accelerate inclusive economic growth in India
On May 29, the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayong), the premier policy ‘Think Tank’ of the Government of India, organized a convention with international experts with the aim of promoting agroecological agriculture in India. The experts united on the importance of producing food free of fertilizers, agrochemicals and pesticides,...
India
2020 - PIB Delhi
Practices
Village bamboo preservation unit
Bamboo and rattan are ideal resources for development that integrates poverty reduction and environmental sustainability, and INBAR’s priority is giving people at all levels the knowledge and skills they need for long-term development involving bamboo and rattan. Therefore, preserving bamboo extends its life and maintains its quality. Bamboo culms are...
India
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Practices
Participatory varietal selection: short duration legume crops for rainfed rabi in India and Nepal
Poor farmers in marginal areas continue to grow old crop varieties that are often susceptible to pests and disease, and which are less suited to current constraints and opportunities experienced by farmers. These farmers have had little exposure to new varieties, whilst those that have been released are often not...
India - Nepal
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Practices
Trainer's guide to control blowfly infestation of traditionally processed fish
Blowfly infestation of traditionally processed fish is a serious problem that results in significant physical and economic losses. It also leads to the unregulated use of inappropriate and hazardous insecticides by fish processors in some developing countries. This manual provides guidance on the biology of blowfly infestation and its control....
India
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Video
Impact of COVID-19 on Farmers in Dungarpur, India
Bhavnaben Suthar of Dungarpur, India is a farmer and master trainer for SEWA Manager Ni School. She grows various crops including wheat, chana, and sarso in her farmland. The majority of farmers in their area also grows vegetables. However, their livelihood is deeply affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. As her farm...
India
2020 - SEWA
Video
Impact of COVID-19 on Farmers in Sagwara, India
It is now harvest season in Sagwara district in India. However, the country was placed under lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19. In effect, harvesting machines and laborers are not allowed to go outside or to travel to other villages. Without help from laborers, farmers will not be able...
India
2020 - SEWA
Practices
Fisheries stock assessment using the FMSP stock assessment tool and a simple guide to writing a management plan
Stock assessment tools and fishery management guidelines were synthesised into a framework guide. The guide assists fisheries managers in using Fisheries Management Science Programme (FMSP) stock assessment tools. It describes a process for writing and implementing a fishery management plan and shows how stock assessment tools can support fishery managers...
India
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Video
Impact of COVID-19 on Farmers in India
In Gamda Bamaniya village in India, many farmers cultivate wheat. However, right now they face challenges in terms of their livelihood. It is the harvest season now, but due to the lockdown being implemented in the country to stop the spread of COVID-19, laborers from other villages cannot travel to...
India
2020 - SEWA
Video
Vermiwash: an organic tonic for crops
Vermiwash is the liquid that is collected after water passes through compost made by earthworms. It is rich in plant growth hormones, micro-nutrients, and major nutrients like nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium.
India
2020 - Access Agriculture
Practices
Crop protection: integrated management of fruit flies
Fruit flies are a major constraint to the production and export of fruit and vegetables in South Asia. Two techniques were developed. Bait Application Technique (BAT), in which food baits are mixed with a small amount of insecticide to attract and kill adults. Male Annihilation Technique (MAT) is where synthetic...
India - Pakistan
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Blog article
Natural Farming and Agroecology Could Accelerate Inclusive Economic Growth in India
During a convention organized by the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog), international experts endorsed the significant efforts to boost agroecological and natural farming approaches in India.
NITI Aayog highlighted the transformation and renewal of agriculture in India, addressing agroecology and natural farming as an alternative that can ease the excessive and...
India
2020
Newsletter article
Profile: Born to serve: Jharna Acharya
Fifty-year-old Jharna Acharya is a social activist and a popular name among the Sabar, Lodha and Baiga communities of Paschim Medinipur and Jhargram districts of West Bengal. Her father, Kashinath Acharya, was a well-known activist of his district and had a profound influence on her life. He was associated with the...
India
2020 - The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)
Practices
Local tools and equipment technologies for processing bamboo and rattan in Asia
Bamboo and rattan are ideal resources for development that integrates poverty reduction and environmental sustainability, and INBAR’s priority is giving people at all levels the knowledge and skills they need for long-term development involving bamboo and rattan. The following, is an overview of simple, traditional technologies and tools for processing...
India
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Practices
Bamboo treadle pump
Bamboo and rattan are ideal resources for development that integrate poverty reduction and environmental sustainability. INBAR’s priority is giving people at all levels the knowledge and skills they need for long-term development involving bamboo and rattan. The following technology describes how to use Bamboo as a material for treadle pump...
India
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Blog article
Rural entrepreneurs use videos to become changemakers
Mori Gouroubera from Benin, Boazi Winston from Tanzania and Neeraj Kumar from India are budding entrepreneurs. Although they come from diverse cultural, social and educational backgrounds, they are closely bound by a common link.
All three of them are part of a network of passionate young entrepreneurs spanning Africa and Asia,...
Benin - India
2020 - Access Agriculture
Website
300 million Hindi speaking farmers to benefit from new video platform
In honour of the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought (17 June), Access Agriculture is proud to announce the launch of the Hindi version of its video platform www.accessagriculture.org/hi, which offers a rich resource of multilingual training videos on agroecological principles and rural entrepreneurship for the Global South.
Access Agriculture,...
India
2020 - Access Agriculture
Practices
Bamboo match sticks production
Wood is the major raw material for manufacturing matchsticks. However, the match industry has been dependent on only a few wood species for making match splints and these species are now in short supply. Therefore, bamboo, one of the faster growing plants, is a sustainable raw material source for manufacturing...
India
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Practices
Production of bamboo mat board
Bamboo and rattan are ideal resources for development that integrates poverty reduction and environmental sustainability, and the International Network for Bamboo and Rattan- INBAR priority is giving people at all levels the knowledge and skills they need for long-term development involving bamboo and rattan. Therefore, bamboo mat board, a plywood-like...
China - India
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
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