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AME Foundation core programme over the years has been supported by The Royal Netherlands Embassy, New Delhi. Since 2004, AMEF has entered into a new partnership with FAO.
Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, with the financial support of the Netherlands, has come forward to partner with AME Foundation (AMEF). Known as partnership for development agreements, FAO and AMEF enter into a “national execution” model for development project wherein the responsibility for project management rests with AMEF. The AMEF-FAO partnership project, “Promoting Livelihood Improvements in Dryland Farming on the Deccan Plateau”, became operational from November 2004.
The objectives of the AMEF-FAO programme on “Promoting Livelihood Improvements in Dryland Farming on the Deccan Plateau” include improving and promoting alternative farming practices to bolster food security, strengthen livelihoods, address environment issues and promote more sustainable agricultural practices. The programme advocates a participatory approach that recognises local knowledge systems and involves local farmers groups, NGOs and government departments in the decision-making process.
The other projects in which AME is involved as partner/collaborator/ coordinator are listed below
DST
Title: Bio-Farms for livelihood development of resource poor farmers
Period: 2004 -2007
Activities: Developing bio-intensive model farms through participatory
research based on agro-ecosystem priciples in resource poor small and medium
farm households in Perambalur and Veppur blocks of Perambalur district.
Collaborators /Donors: DST.
KAWAD
Title: Developing
Integrated Farming Systems (IFS) in KAWAD Watersheds
Period: 2002-2005
Activities: Strengthening of sustainable agriculture component
in watersheds in Chitradurga, Bellary and Bijapur districts.
Collaborators / Donors: KAWAD / DFID
SDC-IC Project
Title:
Sustainable Agriculture in the Context of Watershed Interventions – Strengthening
NGO’s and Farmer’s Capacities in the Context of ISPWD – K Project
Period: 1-04-2002 onwards ( partially from 1999 itself)
Activities: Integrating Sustainable Agriculture and NRM in the watersheds
with three ISPWD-K partners in Gulbarga, Koppal and Bidar districts. The support
includes guiding the partners to conduct FFS in pigeon pea and initiate IFS
activities.
Collaborators / Donors: Partners of ISPWD-K / SDC-IC
APRLP
Title: To Improve
The Income and Food Security of the Households with due Emphasis on Poorer
Sections in the districts of APRLP
Period: February 2003 - January 2004 ( possible collaboration
in future)
Activities: Strengthen agriculture related to rural livelihood options
of poorer sections, so as to improve the income and food security of the households
in the districts where APRLP is being implemented.
Collaborators / donors: APRLP / DFID
DPIP- Chittoor
Title: Poverty Alleviation Through Promotion
of Sustainable Agricultural Practices
Period: 15-06-2002to 31-12-2005 ( presently under abeyance)
Activities: Promoting Sustainable Agriculture in Chittoor district.
Collaborators / Donors: DPIP / World Bank
TERI
Title: Study to address the energy issues
and livelihoods of the poor section of the society in the semi-arid region
Period: 2003
Activities: To conduct a study on improving livelihood options for
poorer sections in semi arid areas of Karnataka with focus on sustainable
and renewable energy resources
Collaborators / Donors: TERI
LEISA India Project
Title: Information
Exchange of Practical approaches to LEISA
Period: 2003-2006
Activities: To produce and distribute LEISA India – the India
edition of LEISA Magazine; To strengthen the LEISA India consortium in documentation
and dissemination efforts.
Collaborators / Donors: AME Foundation, ILEIA Foundation and LEISA
India consortium / DGIS, NOVIB & SIDA
Title: Information
Sharing on Sustainable Agriculture
Period: April 2003-March 2004
Activities: To produce and distribute LEISA India – the India
edition of LEISA Magazine; To strengthen exchange of information on LEISA;
To develop a web site for sharing information on AME, LEISA, NRM and participatory
processes.
Collaborators / Donors: AME Foundation and LEISA India consortium /
IDRC
Click to have a look at LEISA India magazine
InterSard
Asia project
Title: Towards
Improved information sharing on Community development and sustainable Natural
Resources Management (NRM) - EU Intersard Asia IT & C project
Period: 2002-2003
Activities: This initiative intends to builds a network of Asian and
European partners to share information on best practices and technologies
for rural and peri-urban development, and sustainable management of natural
resources through a web based information system. AMEF to function as regional
hub in South Asia.
Collaborators / Donors: ETC Foundation and Intl. Consortium / EU
NRI Study
Title: Agricultural Marketing
Study
Activities: To organise a workshop on Best Practices on
Sustainable NGI/CBO Agricultural Marketing Initiatives including identifying
case studies with the partner organisers.
Collaborators / Donors: NRI / DFID
Other projects evolving include:
