Actueel
Sustainable Agriculture Alliance
Announcement of Sustainable Agriculture Alliance
The Louis Bolk Institute submitting partner
Self-development, empowerment, women's rights and sustainability. These key concepts
are leading in the new proposal "Sustainable solutions for energy, agriculture and
education: A Northern alliance for supporting action in the South". An Alliance of six
development organisations from the Netherlands presented this proposal to the Ministry
of Development Cooperation, last December. The Louis Bolk Institute is one of the
submitting partners.
The overall objective is to improve the livelihood of citizens by increasing their
empowerment in the 18 poorest countries of the world, like Uganda, Bolivia and India. All
six organisations have a well developed track record of successful development projects in
the South. A joint programme is therefore an important improvement of the impact of
their work.
ETC Foundation is the leading agency, and next to the Louis Bolk Institute, Edukans,
Heifer Netherlands, ILEIA Foundation, and RUAF Foundation are partners. Cooperation
through Civil Society Organisations in the South will ensure a stable implementation of
the new initiatives and plans.
Spearheads in sustainable agriculture, energy access and education
The Sustainable Agriculture and Regional Food Systems sub-programme is meant for
small-scale rural and urban farmers, men and women. It's ambition is to empower them to
produce sustainable food at affordable prices focusing on local and regional food markets.
Within this programme, the Louis Bolk Institute will especially focus on market
development.
The Energy Access for the Poor sub-programme enables the access of poor and
marginalised communities to sustainable modern energy services to improve their
livelihoods.
The Technical and Vocational Education and Training sub-programme improves the
quality and relevance of technical and vocational education and training as a crucial
contribution to developing labour markets and economies.
The combination of expertise in the fields of agriculture, energy and technical and
vocational training through the three sub-programmes allows to launch initiatives on
cross-cutting themes such as the use of bio fuels, adaptation to climate change and upscaling
learning processes.
About the Louis Bolk Institute
The Louis Bolk Institute is an international, independent organization specialized in
participatory research and advice in the fields of organic and sustainable agriculture,
development, nutrition, and health care. The headquarters are located in Driebergen, the
Netherlands. In Africa (Accra in Ghana and Kampala in Uganda), we work under the Agro
Eco-Louis Bolk Institute-brand.
The Louis Bolk Institute submitting partner
Self-development, empowerment, women's rights and sustainability. These key concepts
are leading in the new proposal "Sustainable solutions for energy, agriculture and
education: A Northern alliance for supporting action in the South". An Alliance of six
development organisations from the Netherlands presented this proposal to the Ministry
of Development Cooperation, last December. The Louis Bolk Institute is one of the
submitting partners.
The overall objective is to improve the livelihood of citizens by increasing their
empowerment in the 18 poorest countries of the world, like Uganda, Bolivia and India. All
six organisations have a well developed track record of successful development projects in
the South. A joint programme is therefore an important improvement of the impact of
their work.
ETC Foundation is the leading agency, and next to the Louis Bolk Institute, Edukans,
Heifer Netherlands, ILEIA Foundation, and RUAF Foundation are partners. Cooperation
through Civil Society Organisations in the South will ensure a stable implementation of
the new initiatives and plans.
Spearheads in sustainable agriculture, energy access and education
The Sustainable Agriculture and Regional Food Systems sub-programme is meant for
small-scale rural and urban farmers, men and women. It's ambition is to empower them to
produce sustainable food at affordable prices focusing on local and regional food markets.
Within this programme, the Louis Bolk Institute will especially focus on market
development.
The Energy Access for the Poor sub-programme enables the access of poor and
marginalised communities to sustainable modern energy services to improve their
livelihoods.
The Technical and Vocational Education and Training sub-programme improves the
quality and relevance of technical and vocational education and training as a crucial
contribution to developing labour markets and economies.
The combination of expertise in the fields of agriculture, energy and technical and
vocational training through the three sub-programmes allows to launch initiatives on
cross-cutting themes such as the use of bio fuels, adaptation to climate change and upscaling
learning processes.
About the Louis Bolk Institute
The Louis Bolk Institute is an international, independent organization specialized in
participatory research and advice in the fields of organic and sustainable agriculture,
development, nutrition, and health care. The headquarters are located in Driebergen, the
Netherlands. In Africa (Accra in Ghana and Kampala in Uganda), we work under the Agro
Eco-Louis Bolk Institute-brand.
Datum: 01-02-2010