Number of documents: 561
Sustainable Crop Production Intensification in the Senegal and Niger River Basins of Francophone West Africa
Key documents on FFS
2011 - International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability - William Settle and Mohamed Hama Garba
This paper reports on how the farmer field school (FFS) approach has been used to successfully catalyse important changes among stakeholders in the savannah zones of West Africa. Improved agronomic practices, better decision-making skills and diversification of smallholder farms in developing countries are shown to provide farmers the opportunity to [...]
English
Production system: Crops, Cereals, Vegetables and Melons
Climate Information and Agricultural practice in Adaptation to Climate Variability: the Case of Climate Field Schools in Indramayu, Indonesia
Case study
2011 - Culture, Agriculture, Food and Environment - Prakarma Raja Siregar and Todd A. Crane
English
Production system:
Scaling-up of Farmers Field School (FFS) in Peru. CIP's contribution to the process
Technical background material
2011 - International Potato Center (CIP) - Jose Tenorio, Ricardo Orrego, Oscar Ortiz
The FFS method was introduced and adapted to potato-related problems in Peru by the International Potato Center (CIP) and the NGO CARE-Peru in 1997. Since then, a scaling-up process of the methodology has taken place following three phases: 1) validation (1997-1999) in which CIP and CARE adapted and assessed FFS; [...]
English
Production system:
Is Pesticide Use Sustainable in Lowland Rice Intensification in West Africa?
Case study
2011 - Agricultural and Biological Sciences - F. E. Nwilene
English
Production system: Cereals
Evaluation of the Farmer Field School Approach in the Agriculture sector programme support - Phase II
Impact assessment
2011 - DANIDA - Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmark -
The main purpose of this Evaluation was to analyse and to document – in a gender perspective – the results and the lessons learned from using the Farmer Field School (FFS) approach in the Agriculture Sector Programme Support Phase II (ASPS II) in Bangladesh.
The Government of Bangladesh (GOB) and the [...]
English
Production system:
Farmer Field School Facilitator’s Guide Horticulture Marketing and Agriculture for Jamaican Improved Competitiveness (MAJIC)
Training material
2011 - Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MOAF), Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) of Jamaica -
The goal of this program is to help Jamaican farmers improve the quantity, quality and consistency of horticulture crops. While this manual focuses on Scotch Bonnet Peppers and onions, the principles of farmer field school can be applied to any crop.
English
Production system: Crops, Fruits and Nuts
Farmer Field School. Implementation Guide. Farm Forestry and Livelihood Development.
Training material
2011 - Kenya Forest Service-FAO-JICA - Takayuki Hagiwara, Shinji Ogawa, Patrick M. Kairuki, Jane N. Ndeti, James M. Kimondo
English
Production system:
Plan de Agricultura Familiar. Guía para el establecimiento de Escuelas de Campo
Training material
2011 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - FAO - El Salvador
Implementación de ECAs en contexto de El Salvador.
Spanish
Production system:
Junior Farmer Field & Life School training module: Facilitator's Field Training Guide
Training material
2011 - Fondazione de Agostini, AVSI, Fondazioni 4 Africa - Baha Nguma
This Guideline is a TOOL KIT providing JFFLS implementation guidelines alongside
relevant exercises, energizers and practical activities for the facilitators.
English
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Vietnam National IPM Programme Revision 2011. Field Guide on Gender and IPM
Training material
2011 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - FAO-IPM Hanoi Plant Protection Department, MARD Center for Family and Women’s Studies
The important role of women in agriculture in Vietnam deserves to be reflected in the planning and implementation of the IPM programme. Women should be able to
participate in the training activities that are being organized in all 63 provinces in
Vietnam. Their participation should reflect their role and responsibilities in
agriculture. [...]
English
Production system: Crops, Cereals