Number of documents: 98
Adaptation and adoption of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in Myanmar using the Farmer Field School (FFS) approach
Technical background material
2006 - Cornell University. College of Agriculture and Life Science - Humayun Kabir
A PhD thesis.
English
Production system: Cereals
Improving soil fertility and farm productivity under intensive crop-dairy smallholdings: experiences from Farmer Field Schools in the highlands of Kiambu district, Central Kenya
Case study
2006 - Middle-East Journal of Scientific Research - D.D. Onduru, A. De Jager, B. Wouters, F.N. Muchena, L. Gachimbi and G.N. Gachini
A study to improve soil fertility and farm productivity under intensive crop-dairy smallholder farming systems was carried out in Kiambu District, central Kenya highlands in the period 2003-2005 using farmer field school approach.
English
Production system: Crops, Livestock, Pastures /Fodder trees, Large Ruminants
The impact of farmer field schools on pesticide use and environment in Thailand
Impact assessment
2006 - Kasetsart University, University of Hanover - Suwanna Praneetvatakul, Hermann Waibel
This paper presents an application of a difference in differences model to measure environmental and economic impacts of Farmer Field School on crop and pest management practices of rice in Thailand. Panel data from 241 farm households were collected three times over a period of four years in five rice-producing [...]
English
Production system: Cereals
An integrated pest management program for burrowing shrimp control in oyster aquaculture
Case study
2006 - Aquaculture - Brett R. Dumbauld, Steven Booth, Daniel Cheney, Andrew Suhrbier, Hector Beltran
In January 2001, the growers, several state agencies and other parties signed a memorandum of agreement to transition the industry towards integrated pest management. The study we report on here was associated with that effort and had four objectives: 1) Estimate observer error and quantify efficacy of the current burrowing [...]
English
Production system: Aquaculture, Fisheries
SARD Project Toolkit
Other
2006 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - Karen Powell
The SARD Project Toolkit summarizes frameworks, approaches and tools that can be used to promote sustainability in the management of agricultural and rural development projects and programmes.
Global -
English
Production system:
Zooming-in zooming-out: a novel method to scale up local innovations and sustainable technologies
Impact assessment
2006 - Africa Rice Center (WARDA) - Paul Van Mele
In this paper, two case studies from Asia and Africa are presented that deal with developing, testing and disseminating educational videos. Processes that contribute to scaling up sustainable rice technologies are analysed. The next sections highlight key elements of effective videos, followed by how videos were used and what effect [...]
English
Production system: Cereals
Impact assessment of Farmer Field Schools using a multi-period panel data model
Impact assessment
2006 - Association of Agricultural Economist Conference - Suwanna Praneetvatakul and Hermann Waibel
This paper presents an application of a two and three stages difference in differences model to measure environmental and economic impacts of Farmer Field School on crop and pest management practices of rice in Thailand. Panel data from 241 farm households were collected three times over a period of four [...]
English
Production system: Cereals
Background Reading Materials and Selected Session Guides on Roots
Technical background material
2006 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - Abha Mishra and Mario Corado
English
Production system: Root/Tuber crops
Optimising the productivity of the potato/Brassica cropping system in Central and West Java
Information on projects
2005 - Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research -
The overall purpose of this project is to assist farmers in Central and West Java to increase their returns from the potato and Brassica production system by adapting proven Australian, Indonesian and CIP technologies to conditions in Central and West Java to develop best local farming practices.
The project will:
1. [...]
English
Production system: Vegetables and Melons, Root/Tuber crops
Facilitators Guide for Conducting Farmer Field Schools on SRI
Training material
2005 - Catholic Relief Services - Gerald Aruna
The SRI (System of Rice Intensification) Facilitators Guide is intended to support farmers’ learning in SRI. It recognizes that there is no one lesson, single strategy, program or course that meets all the needs of farmers in SRI methodology. Supporting farmers in acquiring SRI skills requires on-going work by Facilitators/Development [...]
Global -
English
Production system: Cereals