Centre for Information on Low External Input and Sustainable Agriculture
Welcome to LEISA India
Low External Input and Sustainable Agriculture (LEISA) is about the technical and social options open to farmers who seek to improve productivity and income in an ecologically sound way. ILEIA, The Netherlands and its Indian partner organisation, AME Foundation, Bangalore, document and publish experiences on Low External Input Sustainable Agriculture through LEISA India. Starting as a supplement to the global LEISA magazine, LEISA India emerged as an independent Indian edition from 1999 onwards. This website is a platform for exchanging information on LEISA approaches.
Find out more about LEISA India magazine - its growth and outreach Watch the video on LEISA India - http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=nT3PFL5UIxk
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Reports and Products
Inspiring Voices
Views on LEISA India Magazine based on a Readers Survey
Documentation in Practice
A process document on the LEISA India Consortium's two year programme on "Documentation and Communication" (2003-05)
Inspiring Cases The Climate Crisis-People's needs and potential for adaptation and mitigation Building LEISA Alliances
For the first time, some of the LEISA Enthusiasts from South India met 'face to face' in Bangalore to share their experiences. This was a step towards building informal groups of LEISA enthusiasts as "Alliances". Click below to read the proceedings.A face to face meeting of LEISA Enthusiasts of the North India was organised in Delhi during November 2008. Read the proceedings of the meeting
Translated Editions in Hindi, Kannada and Tamil
To enhance the outreach of LEISA message particularly to the non-English literate people, special Translated editions of LEISA India in Hindi, Kannada and Tamil were produced.The special editions were released on 28 March 2009, in a videoconferencing mode simultaneously in three locations - Bangalore, Gorakhpur and Salem.
First issue of special translated edition of LEISA India in Hindi, Tamil & Kannada-June 2009
Hindi Tamil Kannada Second issue of special translated edition of LEISA India in Hindi, Tamil & Kannada-December 2009
Hindi Tamil Kannada LEISA Magazine, volume 11: 4-Sustaining gains and scaling up |
| 2010-07-14 - Scaling up is perceived as a natural and almost organic process. If things are done well, people – whether beneficiaries or interested outsiders will take it up on a wider scale. Change leaders too, typically opt for wider rather than narrower impact. Donors too, while making investment decisions, fund initiatives in which they feel there is potential for success or long term utility. However, it is learnt that there need to be conscious efforts made, useful strategies in place to make it happen. Therefore, there are many who also believe scaling up in neither simplistic nor straightforward. There have been numerous innovative, ecological experiences of farmers and programmes oriented towards farmers’ development.
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