Centre for learning on sustainable agriculture

What is ILEIA?

ILEIA - the Centre for Learning on sustainable agriculture and the secretariat of the global AgriCultures network promotes exchange of information for small-scale farmers in the South through identifying promising technologies involving no or only marginal external inputs, but building on local knowledge and traditional technologies and the involvement of the farmers themselves in development. Information about these technologies is exchanged mainly through Farming Matters magazine... Read more.

Who are we?

Do you want to know more about the people working for ILEIA? Read more.

Contact ILEIA - Where to find us?

ILEIA is located in Amersfoort, the Netherlands. Click here if you want to know where to find us. Read more.

Worldwide AgriCultures Network

ILEIA supports Southern partners in their efforts to build up knowledge on LEISA and exchange experiences in several languages. Collaboration with ILEIA benefits Southern partners by ensuring increased access to and exchange of relevant information from all parts of the world, thereby providing a global perspective. For ILEIA, collaboration ensures the local relevance of the information collected and disseminated, and makes more information available at a global level. ILEIA has formal partnerships with the following organisations... Read more.

What is LEISA?

LEISA is the abbreviation of 'Low External Input Sustainable Agriculture'. LEISA refers to viable small-scale farming, which is a major part of rural livelihoods and thus contributes significantly to developing economies. LEISA is about finding technical and social options open to farmers who seek to improve productivity and income in an ecologically sound way. LEISA is about optimal use of local resources and natural processes and, if necessary, safe and efficient use of external inputs. Read more.

ILEIA Governance

ILEIA is governed by a board of development professionals. Read more.