Number of documents: 149
Building FFS networks in East Africa
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2007 - LEISA Magazine - Arnoud R. Braun, James Robert Okoth, Habakkuk Khaamala and Godrick S. Khisa
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Farmer Field Schools on land and water management in Africa
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2006 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) -
Proceedings of an international workshop in Jinja, Uganda, 24–29 April 2006.
This publication is the coordinated work of the Land and Water Division of FAO, the Agricultural Economics Institute of Wageningen Agricultural University and Research Centre (LEI/WUR), Environment Alert, and other partners. It was produced as part of FAO’s Land and [...]
Near East and North Africa, West Africa, Eastern Africa, Central Africa, Southern Africa - Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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Child participation in Junior Farmer Field Schools (vocational education)
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2006 - Catholic Relief Services - Carolyn Fanelli
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A Market Facilitator’s Guide to Participatory Agroenterprise Development
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2006 - Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT) - Ferris, S., E. Kaganzi, R. Best, C. Ostertag, M. Lundy and T. Wandschneider
This Market Facilitator’s Guide is a product of the experiences and lessons learned while implementing agroenterprise projects in eastern and southern Africa. The Guide is based on a resource-to-consumption framework, which is the central theme of the “enabling rural innovation” (ERI) approach for rural development. This approach seeks to empower [...]
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Ressource Manual on Integrated Production and Pest Management (IPPM) in Vegetables
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2005 - World Education (INGO) Philippines, Inc. - World Education (INGO) Philippines, Inc.
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Production system: Verduras y melones
Cowpea, Farmer Field Schools and farmer-to-farmer extension: a Benin case study
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2005 - Agricultural Research & Extension Network (AGREN) - Nicholas Q.R. Nathaniels
This paper presents the findings of a short qualitative study. It showed that pilot cowpea Farmer Field Schools (FFS) in Benin were a vital source of new skills and information, integrating a number of existing knowledge sharing networks of rural men and women.
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Las Escuelas de Campo para Agricultores (ECAs) en el PESA-Nicaragua. Una experiencia participativa de extensión para contribuir a la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional en Nicaragua
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2005 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - Ramiro Ortiz
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Beyond Agriculture: Making Markets Work for the Poor. Theme 1: Building Linkages and Enhancing Trust between Small-Scale Rural Producers, Buyers in Growing Markets and Suppliers of Critical Inputs
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2005 - . - Rupert Best, Shaun Ferris and Antonio Schiavone
In the context of the Millennium Development Goals of eradicating extreme poverty and hunger.
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An effective approach of safe vegetable production: a case of community vegetable integrated pest management in Kunming city, Yunan province
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2005 - National Agro-technical Extension and Service Center, Ministry of Agriculture, China - Puyun Yang, Ping Li, Elske van de Fliert and Xinmei Hu
This paper describes a case study in small producer system in the Petri-urban areas of Kunming city, Yunnan province on an approach of farmer participatory vegetable community IPM development. The vegetable community IPM development was composted of farmer education, technological development, farmers’ self organization, alliance building and policy supporting. [...]
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Agricultural development among poor farmers in Soroti district, Uganda: Impact assessment of agricultural technology, farmer empowerment and changes in opportunity structures
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2005 - Danish Institute for International Studies - Esbern Friis-Hansen
This paper is based on participatory development research carried out in Soroti district of Uganda with the aim to assess the impact of agricultural development among poor farmers. The central argument in this study is that a combination of farmer empowerment and innovation through experiential learning in FFS groups and [...]
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