Breeding and raising sheep are complex tasks requiring rich, traditional experience. In this aspect, Farmer Field School (FFS) platforms are now helping farmers’ education and empowerment in Azerbaijan and assist them in achieving sustainable food production and improve livelihoods through testing, validating, and adopting good agricultural and marketing practices.

In Azerbaijan, FAO presented the Facilitators' guide for sheep-related Farmer Field Schools (FFS) under the FAO–Azerbaijan Partnership Programme project “Development and application of sustainable sheep production and food value chains.” The project meant to develop knowledge of various value chain actors, depending on the needs, through the Farmer Field School approach. The project targeted three distinct pilot sites, with different value chains (sheep meat, milk, and wool).