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LEISA'S FARM BLOG

ILEIA finds, documents, and publishes experiences on small-scale, sustainable agriculture. We believe experiences of this kind are important for enhancing knowledge about family farming. After all, many people, especially in developing countries, depend on agriculture for their living. Sharing their combined knowledge can help improve productivity, generate income, and empower farmers. Through Farming Matters magazine, which has more than 18,000 subscribers, ILEIA reaches people in 150 countries. ILEIA is part of the global AgriCultures Network, whose member organisations all gather and share knowledge on sustainable small-scale farming.

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OPEN FORUM

On our Forum readers discuss topics such as:
- 'What is the future of family farming?'
- 'How sustainable is organic farming?' and
- 'Livestock and climate change'.
If you would like to participate in the discussions, click here to go to our Forum.

Global economic crisis: responses from AgriCultures Network partners

AgriCultures Network partners in Senegal, Cameroon, Indonesia, China, India and Peru give their reactions and opinions on the global economic crisis. It seems clear that there is a shared need to make sense out of what is happening. Also there are several parallels and larger issues emerging from the responses.
To encourage further debate and reflection, the discussion is being continued on our Open Forum. Click the link and share your thoughts!
For a summary of the responses received so far: Read more.

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The water issue
Vol. 26-3, September 2010
Water is a scarce resource, and one which is unevenly distributed. Estimates say that only one percent of the world’s water resources are fresh and renewable, and thus available for man’s many uses. Read more.

Learning AgriCultures

Introducing a new educational series from ILEIA: Seven modules that aim to increase understanding of the principles and processes involved in sustainable small-scale farming.
The series uses a systems-thinking approach, with examples from practical experiences in the field and ample pedagogical support material.
Module 1 - Sustainable small-scale farming and Module 2 - Soil and Water Systems (interim versions) are now available for downloading. Read more.

THEME INFO PACKS

Welcome to our renewed set of dossiers, now called Theme Info Packs! On these pages you can find additional sources of information relating to the themes:
   - diverse farming systems,
   - rural entrepreneurship,
   - woman and food sovereignty,
   - scaling up and sustaining the gains.
Some informations was used when preparing the magazine; some additional information comes from our partners. Please help us improve this section by leaving your suggestions for further interesting material. You can post your comments on every page. Read more

FROM OUR READERS!

"My first sight of your June ’09 issue fascinated me. I was especially taken by your editorial which was very educative. I have found the magazine suitable for many of our village settings: empowering village farmers with know-how, working together and sharing information to focus more on their production.”
This is just one of the many letters and e-mails we receive. Interested? Read more.

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