Rural Innovation Systems

FARM-Africa : making a lasting difference to Africa's families

| cop. 2005-
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  • Publisher: FARM-Africa
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  • Keywords: agricultural development, popular participation, nongovernmental organizations, agricultural research, forestry, pastoralism, east africa, south africa
FARM-Africa is an international non-governmental organization that carries out projects for agricultural, pastoral, and forest development in East and South Africa using a farmer-led approach and involving farmer participatory research.

IIED : International institute for environment and development

| cop. 2005-
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  • Publisher: International institute for environment and development (IIED)
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  • Keywords: development policy, research centres, popular participation, co-operation between organizations
IIED is an international policy research institute that provides expertise in achieving sustainable development at local, national, and global levels. IIED encourages the use of participatory methods and multi-stakeholder processes.

ILEIA : centre for information on low external input and sustainable agriculture

| cop. 2004-
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  • Publisher: ILEIA
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  • Keywords: agricultural development, sustainable agriculture, small farms, poverty alleviation, information dissemination, internet
ILEIA contributes to poverty alleviation through the promotion of agro-ecological approaches. It targets field-level development professionals working directly with farmers or in national governments, NGOs, and research institutions.

ASARECA : the Association for strengthening agricultural research in Eastern and Central Africa

| cop. 2004-
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  • Publisher: Association for strengthening agricultural research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA)
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  • Keywords: agricultural research, technological change, market potential, popular participation, east africa, central africa
ASARECA aims to increase the efficiency of agricultural research in eastern and Central Africa by developing, introducing, and disseminating performance-driven, demand-driven, and market-oriented agricultural technologies.

[LEISA : low external input sustainable agriculture] search

| cop. 2004-
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  • Publisher: ILEIA
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  • Keywords: agricultural development, small farms, developing countries, farming systems, organic farming, indigenous knowledge
This is the on-line article database of the ILEIA Newsletter. ILEIA (Centre for Information on Low External Input and Sustainable Agriculture) helps alleviate poverty through the promotion of agro-ecological approaches.
 

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