Number of documents: 125
Fish Farmer Field School: Towards healthier milkfish / shrimp polyculture and fish farmer empowerment in South Sulawesi
Case study
2011 - Aquaculture Asia - Ben Brown and Ratna Fadillah
Sustainable aquaculture in Indonesia through a Fish Farmer Field School.
English
Production system: Aquaculture, Fisheries
From Farmers' Field Schools to community IPM. Scaling up the IPM movement
Key documents on FFS
2011 - LEISA Magazine - Russ Dilts
A people-centred IPM movement has grown in Asia since the 1980s, and is now spreading to parts of Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East. During this period, many variants have evolved, and continue to evolve, within the specific natural and operational environments of different countries, cultures, and communities. From [...]
English
Production system:
1-2-3 of Fruit Fly Population Monitoring (Agro-ecosystem Analysis). Guidelines for IPM Farmers and Trainers
Training material
2011 - Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), FAO Asia IPM Programme - Prabhat Kumar, Vijaysegaran Shanmugam, Abubakar, AlmaLinda, Jan Willem Ketelaar
“Area-wide Fruit Fly Integrated Pest Management in South and Southeast Asia” is a regional initiative coordinated by the Asian Institute of Technology with funding support from Taiwan‟s ICDF (www.icdf.org.tw). The project has a focus on adaptation and adoption of fruit fly IPM practices among vegetable and fruit smallholder using Farmer‟s [...]
English
Production system: Fruits and Nuts, Insects
Field Exercise Guide on Fruit Flies Integrated Pest Management for Farmer’s Field School and Training of Trainers courses on Fruit Flies Integrated Pest Management
Training material
2011 - Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), FAO Asia IPM Programme - Prabhat Kumar , Abubakar, AlmaLinda , Jan Willem Ketelaar , Vijaysegaran Shanmugam
We are hopeful that the selection of structured learning exercises presented
in the manual will provide good inspirational tools to the IPM trainers,
extension personnel and farmers to create stimulating learning experiences for FF
IPM trainers and farmers leading to sound scientific knowledge base for sustainable management of fruit flies.
English
Production system: Fruits and Nuts, Insects
Capacity Building for Spread Prevention and Management of Cassava Pink Mealybug in the Greater Mekong Subregion
Information on projects
2011 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) -
Cassava is a major crop used for human consumption, animal feed and bioenergy production, with about 3 million smallholder farmers in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) deriving their livelihoods from the crop. In 2008, the cassava pink mealybug (CM) invaded Thailand, resulting in extensive crop damage. To combat it, the [...]
English
Production system: Root/Tuber crops
Packaging in Fresh Produce Supply Chains in Southeast Asia
Case study
2011 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - Aniceto Abner S. Villahermosa, Ly Nguyen Binh, R.S. Rolle, Vanee Chonhenchob
This publication documents the results of surveys commissioned by FAO in three countries – the Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam – to provide comprehensive up-to-date reviews on fresh produce packaging in the region’s supply chains. Information presented in the publication is based on field surveys, interviews with supply chain stakeholders [...]
English
Production system:
Communicating Climate Forecast to Farmers though Climate Field School: Indonesian Experience
Case study
2010 - Laboratory of Climatology, Department of Geophysics and Meteorology, Bogor Agricultural University/Indramayu Agriculture Office/Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre - Boer, Rizaldi Tamkani, Kusnomo Subbiah, A.R.
English
Production system:
Bohol Farmer Field Schools in the Philippines
Audiovisual material
2010 - AHR video -
Framers Field School run by East West Seeds and ICRAF on an Australian ACIAR-funded project showing great achievements in modern crop production techniques at Sierra Bullones, Bohol, Philippines.
English
Production system:
Teacher’s manual of Agro-Biodiversity Conservation
Training material
2010 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - Mario Corado, Marilyn U. Balagtas, Marut Jatiket
FAO-ICP on IPM for Vegetables and the Thai Education Foundation hopes that this
manual will serve as a useful guide for teachers and agriculture extension workers in integrating environmental issues and concerns in the basic education and farmers’ education programs
English
Production system:
Effect of Integrated Pest Management Farmer Field School (IPMFFS) on Farmers’ Knowledge, Farmers Groups’ Ability, Process of Adoption and Diffusion of IPM in Jember district
Technical background material
2010 - Journal of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development - Rizal Rustam
This research aims to explore the effect of the integrated pest management farmer field school (IPMFFS) on farmers’ knowledge, farmers groups’ ability, and process of adoption and diffusion of IPM in Jember District, Indonesia. The population of the research was 556 groups of farmers, with 22.240 farmers who are engaged [...]
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