Global Farmer Field School Platform
Number of documents: 540

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.
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Réduction de la vulnérabilité de l'agriculture béninoise aux Changements Climatiques: expériences du PARBCC

Audiovisual material

2010 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) -
L'expérimentation paysanne permet de mettre à la disposition des agriculteurs des options pertinentes d'adaptation pouvant les aider à accroître la résilience de leurs systèmes de production.
French
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Facilitators’ Guide for Running a Farmer Field School: An adaptation for a post emergency recovery programme

Training material

2010 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) -
This manual has been developed for use by facilitators. The reader should not treat it as a step-by-step guide. Rather, it is a useful resource meant to be read before starting the FFS and then used as a reference along the way. It is not subject specific but provides key [...]
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Farmer Field Schools in Bonsaaso, Ghana

Audiovisual material

2010 - Millenium Promise -
With the support of the Millennium Village Project, farmers in Bonsaaso, Ghana have formed collectives. This enables experienced farmers to pass their knowledge along to the younger member of their community, thereby improving crop yields and nutrition.
English
Production system: Beverages/Spice crops

Strengthening Agricultural Extension and Advisory Systems: Procedures for Assessing, Transforming, and Evaluating Extension Systems

Technical background material

2010 - The World Bank - Burton E. Swanson, Riikka Rajalahti
The purpose of this book is to provide information on how to transform and strengthen pluralistic agricultural extension and advisory systems in moving toward the broader goal of increasing farm income and improving rural livelihoods. The focus of this book is primarily on the technical knowledge, management skills, and information services that small-scale farm [...]
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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.
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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
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Training manual on the Herder Field School: Improving livestock and protecting human health and the environment

Training material

2010 - Livestock Training Institute, Ifakara Health Institute and Wageningen University - Leo Mzeru, Robert Sumaye, Henk van den Berg
This is a training manual developed to improve the situation of pastoralist communities in the Kilombero Valley, Tanzania. The exercises are focused on the priority problems identified among pastoralist communities in Kilombero and Ulanga Districts, but these problems are not necessarily the same in other districts. It is hoped that [...]
English
Production system: Large Ruminants, Small Ruminants

Assessing the Impact of Farmer Field School Participation on IPM Adoption in Uganda

Impact assessment

2010 - Journal of International Agricultural and Extension system - J. Mark Erbaugh, Joseph Donnermeyer, Magdalene Amujal, Michael Kidoido
This study assesses the impact of cowpea-specific IPM FFS on IPM knowledge and the theoretical link between increased knowledge on the adoption of IPM strategies. The assessment was conducted to evaluate the impact of IPM FFS on adoption of IPM strategies. Comparison groups consisting of FFS participants and non participants [...]
English
Production system: Legumes

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 [...]
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