Agroecology
कीट नहीं, कीटनाशक है दुश्मन (in Hindi)

कीटों एवं फसलों की पारस्परिक निर्भरता : शत-प्रतिशत प्राकृतिक एवं लाभदायक

Insects aren’t the enemy, pesticides are

Understanding the life cycles of vegetarian and non-vegetarian insects is key to keeping the natural balance in crop cycles, farmers explain.

സിക്കിം : പ്രകൃതിയിലേക്ക് വീണ്ടും (in Malayalam)

സിക്കിമിലെ ജൈവ കൃഷി മുന്നേറ്റ ത്തെപ്പ റ്റി ഒരു പഠനം .

Back to the earth, the hard way

The Internal Control System used by the Organic Mission for certification brings farmers’ holdings on a village or block level into collectives so they can avoid seepages between farms.

Push irrigation, not dams

We can add millions of hectares to irrigated land without building a single new dam. We just need to adopt a different method of managing the water already stored in them.

Much to learn from Tribals

Tribal farming systems, based on the wisdom and experiences of several generations, are well-adapted to local conditions and constraints.

Debal Deb: The barefoot conservator

"The places Indian elites like to call ‘backward’, such as tribal areas, were those with the greatest chances of having retained these varieties over time."

Ecotopia Emerging: sustainable forests and healthy livelihoods go hand-in-hand

Political scientist Arun Agrawal's research sheds light on the connection between forest health and people's livelihoods

Sowing Revolution

Though seemingly far-reaching, the importance of considering an agroecological alternative is apparent if one considers current malnutrition and hunger statistics, as well as India’s ongoing agrarian crisis. Indeed, we often forget that food is not simply a commodity, but a throbbing and dynamic expression of history, culture and civilisation