Number of documents: 558
Farmer field school-IPM impacts on urban and peri-urban vegetable producers in Cotonou, Benin
Estudio de impacto
2010 - International Journal of Tropical Insect Science - T. Lund, M.-G. Sæthre, I. Nyborg, O. Coulibaly and M.H. Rahman
The use of synthetic pesticides among vegetable producers in urban and peri-urban Cotonou, Benin, has been increasing to the extent that certain insect pests have developed resistance to the pesticides. This paper assesses the impact of the farmer field school approach in an integrated pest management (IPM) project that aimed [...]
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Formation en Gestion d’Entreprises Associatives Rurales en Agroalimentaire. Version adaptée pour l'Afrique francophone. Manuel de renforcement des capacités - Guide du Facilitateur
Material de capacitación
2010 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - Florence Tartanac, Pilar Santacoloma, Alexandra Röttger
L’objectif de ce guide est de faciliter la planification et la mise en œuvre des
sessions de formation. Il fait partie du cours de Gestion d’entreprises associatives
rurales en agroalimentaire et a été conçu pour les facilitateurs qui possèdent
des connaissances et une expérience en ce qui concerne les aspects techniques de
la formation, [...]
Francés
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Promises and realities of community-based agricultural extension
Estudio de impacto
2010 - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - Gershon Feder, Jock R. Anderson, Regina Birner, Klaus Deininger
In view of the market failures and the state failures inherent in providing agricultural extension, community-based approaches, which involve farmers‘ groups, have gained increasing importance in recent years as a ―third way‖ to provide this service. The paper discusses the conceptual underpinnings of community-based extension approaches, highlights theoretical and practical [...]
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L’approche Champ-Ecole paysanne (CEP) : une méthode de recherche-action impliquant davantage les producteurs ruraux dans la maitrise et l’amélioration de leur système de production. L’exemple des CEP du Kasaï occidental/R.D.Congo
Estudio de caso
2010 - Innovation and Sustainable Development in Agriculture and Food - Grégoire Ngalamulume Tshiebue
Les dix champs-écoles pilotes installés au Kasaï occidental en 2003 ont permis aux paysans membres d’expérimenter de nouveaux modes de gestion des cultures, et, leurs résultats ont été jugés satisfaisants. L’originalité et la simplicité des procédés utilisés favorisent, non seulement une meilleure appropriation des innovations, mais aussi une participation active [...]
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Communicating Climate Forecast to Farmers though Climate Field School: Indonesian Experience
Estudio de caso
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
Material audiovisual
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.
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Facilitators’ Guide for Running a Farmer Field School: An adaptation for a post emergency recovery programme
Material de capacitación
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
Material audiovisual
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.
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Strengthening Agricultural Extension and Advisory Systems: Procedures for Assessing, Transforming, and Evaluating Extension Systems
Documentos técnicos de referencia
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
Material audiovisual
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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