The farmers of Kadama and Kalikasan are motivated for LEISA's rice farming because it offers environmental and health benefits. It also requires less capital and leads to cost reduction and improved incomes. Farmers also benefit from premium price, household food security and improved soils.
Most farmers involved in these NGO programmes are small farmers who can afford to produce organic rice because they own their land and derive an income from other livelihood activities. Many farmers grow rice mainly for home consumption and devote the largest portion of their land to other cash crops such as coconut, sweet potato, corn and citrus.The area under organic rice is relatively small and the family can easily provide the labour and organic materials required.
