A world of agri info... on a CD ------------------------------- LEISA arrived today with a bit of a bulge, and my guess was not wrong... it was a CD. One of the mags which I find rather interesting in the field of agriculture gave me a pleasant surprise. It included the entire archives of its articles, covering a period of virtually two decades -- from 1984 to 2003.
What's more, I found the note on the back of the CD encouraging: "ILEIA encourages readers to copy and circulate articles. Please acknowledge LEISA Magazine and send us a copy of your publication." Just goes to show what an attitude favouring the free-sharing of knowledge and information can achieve. But let's get to basics first. LEISA isn't just *any* magazine on agriculture. It's focus is specifically on *low external input and sustainable agriculture*. Hence its name. Whatever funding organisations and the Western development mind-set might be critiqued for, this magazine's approach seems relevant to large parts of the planet. So, naturally, one waits for it whenever it shows up in the post. Inspite of the fact that this writer has no specialist knowledge in agriculture.... The CD itself covers vast ground. In an easy-to-browse format, which can be accessed by (m)any web-browsers, this CD includes a volume index, author index and topic index. Clicking on the 'topic index' takes you to scores of articles related to themes like agro-biodiversity, agroforestry, animal husbandry, biotechnology, communication and learning, crop management, farming systems, food security, gender, indigenous knowledge, pest management, policy and advocacy, resources, soil-fertility, sustainability, trade and marketing and water management. Interesting stuff. The next question: how does one replicate copies of this CD and share it among those who could benefit from the knowledge it contains? If you have any ideas, do get in touch... TO GET TO KNOW more about LEISA, visit its website at http://www.ileia.org Email ileia at ileia.nl LEISA India: amebang at giasbg01.vsnl.net.in (AME, Bangalore). Local organisations and individuals in the South (Third World) can receive the magazine free of charge on request. Write to subscriptions at ileia.nl -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- April 2004 | Frederick Noronha, Freelance Journalist Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa | Goa India 0091.832.2409490 or 2409783 1 2 3 | ---------------------------------------- 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 | Email fred at bytesforall.org 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 | Writing with a difference 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 | ... on what makes *the* difference 25 26 27 28 29 30 | http://www.bytesforall.org ------------------------------------------------------------------- CHECK OUT USENET http://www.algebra.com/~scig/approved/threads.html ------------------------------------------------------------------- Urgent email to fredericknoronha at vsnl.net Mobile 9822 122436 ------------ ***GKD is solely supported by EDC, a Non-Profit Organization*** To post a message, send it to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To subscribe or unsubscribe, send a message to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. In the 1st line of the message type: subscribe gkd OR type: unsubscribe gkd Archives of previous GKD messages can be found at: <http://www.edc.org/GLG/gkd/>
