Number of documents: 35
Farmers Field and Business School Toolkit
Training material
2015 - CARE International - Dr. Maureen Miruka; Emily HIllenbrand; Elly Kaganzi; Charlotte Newman; Dr. Bethann Cottrell; Dr. Jemimah Njuki; Elizabeth Kruger, Dr. Pranati Mohanraj; Siddiquee Nurul Amin
A series of tools to work with farmers in Farmers Field and Business Schools for experiential learning that focuses on agriculture, marketing, gender, nutrition, and monitoring and evaluation
English
Production system: Crops, Livestock, Cereals, Vegetables and Melons, Root/Tuber crops, Small Ruminants
Champs Écoles Paysans: Pratiques clés pour les praticiens de la RRC
Key documents on FFS
2014 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - Godrick Simiyu Khisa, James Okoth e Erin O´Brien
Le renforcement de la résilience des communautés vulnérables aux menaces et aux catastrophes dans un monde en évolution rapide appelle des approches innovantes et souples pour répondre aux besoins dynamiques et spécifiques de divers systèmes de subsistance. Cependant, la plupart des mécanismes de services existants dans le secteur agricole s’articulent [...]
French
Production system:
Farmer field schools: Key practices for disaster risk reduction implementers
Technical background material
2014 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - Godrick Simiyu Khisa, James Okoth, Erin O´Brien
This brief is part of the series, A Field Guide for Disaster Risk Reduction in Southern Africa: Key Practices for DRR Implementers, coordinated by the FAO Subregional Office for Disaster Risk Reduction/Management for Southern Africa.
English
Production system:
Farmer field schools as a Transformative Learning Space in the Rural African Setting
Case study
2013 - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences - Deborah Duveskog
The aims of this research was to understand how education in the rural African faming setting can contribute to development and well-being in a way that is empowering for the poor. The Farmer Field School (FFS) approach provided an empirical frame for the research. By reflecting on experiences of FFS [...]
English
Production system:
Cassava Farmer Field Schools : Resource Material for Facilitators in Sub-Saharan Africa
Training material
2013 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - Martin Ameua, Jennifer Hirea, Daniel Kamalanduac, Godrick Khisad, Celestin Koko Nzezab, Cyprien Ndambi Ndokibc and Wilson Oduori Abangid
This manual is part of FAO’s effort to promote sustainable intensification of smallholder crop production. It provides background information on the farmer field school approach and a compilation of field exercises as they are used in cassava farmer field schools. The guide is intended for use by farmer field facilitators [...]
Eastern Africa, Central Africa, Southern Africa - Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Uganda
English
Production system: Root/Tuber crops
Guiao de Facilitador abordagem de Escola na Machamba (EM). Agricultura de Conservacao Regenerativa
Training material
2011 - CARE International - Kevin Kamp
Portuguese
Production system:
Sustainable Land Management in Practice. Guideline and Best Practices for Sub-Saharan Africa. Field Application
Training material
2011 - TerrAfrica, World Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologies (WOCAT) and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - Hanspeter Liniger, Rima Mekdaschi Studer, Christine Hauert, Mats Gurtner
Production of guidelines for best sustainable land management (SLM) technologies and approaches in SubSaharan Africa (SSA) has been part of TerrAfrica’s programme during 2009-2010. These guidelines and case studies are intended to help create a framework for investment related to SLM in SSA. The particular aim of these guidelines is [...]
English
Production system:
Integrating meteorological and indigenous knowledge-based seasonal climate forecasts for the agricultural sector. Lessons from participatory action research in Sub-Saharan Africa
Technical background material
2010 - International Development Research Centre (IDRC) - G. Ziervogel, A. Opere
Climate information is available from two main sources: meteorological seasonal
climate forecasts (SCFs) and indigenous knowledge-based seasonal forecasts (IKFs). This information can help farmers and pastoralists manage their crops and livestock to minimize risks during unfavourable seasons and maximize opportunities during favourable conditions. However, exploring the
synergies between these two sources of [...]
English
Production system:
Farmer Field Schools and Farmer’s Empowerment in Mozambique: a Pilot Study
Impact assessment
2010 - Journal of Extension Systems - C. Dzecoa, C. Amilaia and A. Cristóvãob
Empowerment is a key element of popular participation in rural development projects. In this sense, it is crucial to know the different approaches and methodologies capable of or with the potential to generate empowerment. This paper presents the results of a study done in the district of Boane, Mozambique, with [...]
English
Production system:
Village poultry, food security and HIV / AIDS mitigation
Case study
2008 - LEISA Magazine - Robyn Alders , Robyn Alders , Brigitte Bagnol , Mohamed Harun , Mary Young
English
Production system: Poultry