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The LEISA Network
www.leisa.info
Euforic Annual Meeting
4-6 June 2007
Brussels
Wilma Roem ILEIA Centre for Information on Low External Input and Sustainable Agriculture
Amersfoort
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The objective
To show how, over the last 23 years ILEIA has developed the worldwide LEISA (Low External Input Sustainable Agriculture)
NETWORK
Highlighted will be:
• The process of collecting and validating “knowledge”
• The methodology underlying the editorial approach
• The role of networking in this process
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ILEIA’s Mission:
The development and promotion of LEISA to smallholders in developing countries:
• Contribute to the alleviation of poverty
• Enhance ecological sustainability
• Safeguard social and cultural integrity
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Exchange of informationExchange with partner organisations → with broader
community → authors/readers and beyond: visitors website
Aim: Building and Sharing LEISA knowledge
Tools:
• LEISA Magazines
• Regional partner organisations
• Interactive LEISA Website
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Developing the LEISA concept: ILEIA started in 1984
Options for agriculture more relevant to small scale farmers
Only tacit knowledge
Reports, memos and stories only available in grey sector
Building up knowledge about LEISA
Publish this knowledge
Well-known collection of articles LEISA Magazines
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•Regional editions
•More languages
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Strength of approach Collection criteria: practical experiences with LEISA
at the community level
Editorial approach: validation of knowledge quality, reliability, “peer reviewed”, lessons learned didactic editing
Networking: sharing knowledge authors world wide network 40,000 subscribers in 173 countries Each magazine shared with on average 5 readers Digital archive of >3000 articles
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Wider networks
Local LEISA experience
Regional networks
Local networks
Local networks
Regional networks
Wider networks
Interaction of networks
InformationSystem
Mutual learning
Body of KnowledgeMutual Learning
Encouragement Visibility
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Challenges for LEISA network
From dissemination to exchange
Reach the field level and the policy level
Get people to document their experiences
Ensure continuous funding
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Policy: beyond 2007 Learning network:
LEISA series Farming matters Documentation programme Capacity building partners
Increase network: Find new partners more languages/regions Synergy Website with Magazines
Improve network: Regional networks (partners) Involvement partners, authors, readers Advocacy
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Discussion points
Increase exchange of knowledge
Use of website in networking
Monitoring impact of networking
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