Number of documents: 109
Technical Manual Farmer Field School Approach
Material de capacitación
2010 - Sustainable Agriculture Information Initiative - Sustainet EA
SUSTAINET EA as a regional Network operating in Eastern Africa endeavours to bridge the information gap on Sustainable Agriculture to reach smallholder farmers through publication of simplified technical manuals on
good agricultural practices.
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Farmer Field Schools: from nobodys to role models
Promoción y políticas
2010 - Rural Focus 21 - Godrick Simiyu Khisa
The Farmer Field School (FFS) approach was fi rst introduced in Kenya
in 1995 through a project of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization
(FAO) in Western Kenya. Since then, several projects have been successfully
implemented in the country using various different entry points.
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Effectiveness of Farmer Field School in promoting coffee management practices - the case of Jimma and Sidama zones
Estudio de impacto
2009 - Rural Development and Agricultural Extension, Haramaya University - Babur Damitie Endalew
This study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of the Farmer Field School approach in terms of examining farmers’ selection criteria, their profile and FFS implementation. It was also sought to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of FFS members and nonmembers regarding coffee management practices with reference to coffee [...]
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Production system: Estimulantes y especies
Farm nitrogen flows of four Farmer Field Schools in Kenya
Estudio de impacto
2009 - Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems - Christy L. van Beek, Davies D. Onduro, Louis N. Gachimbi, Andre de Jager
Re-use of nutrients within farming systems contributes to sustainable food production in nutrient limited production systems. Re-use is established when nutrients pass through several farm compartments before they leave the farm via marketable products. In this paper re-use of nitrogen is examined as an indicator for sustainable soil fertility management. [...]
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Facilitator training tool for FFS session quality control
Material de capacitación
2009 - JICA -
The Intensified Social Forestry Project in Semi-Arid Areas (ISFP), which is a technical cooperation project between JICA and Kenya Forestry Service (KFS), has been applying the FFS methodology in social forestry extension field since 2004. Based on experiences of ISFP, this multi-media material "Facilitator training tool for FFS session [...]
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The Farmer Field School project growing sustainable tea in Kenya
Información sobre proyectos
2009 - Unilever -
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Production system: Estimulantes y especies
Farm Forestry Field Schools Implementation Guide - Volume 1: Intensified Social Forestry Project (IFSP) in Semi-Arid Areas in Kenya
Material de capacitación
2008 - JICA, Kenya Forest Service, FAO - Takayuki Hagiwara, Shinji Ogawa, Patrick M. Kairuki, Jane N. Ndeti, James M. Kimondo
This guide is an attempt to provide an FFFS implementation guide for a wider audience including project designers and managers as well as field practitioners who intend to use the FFS platform for farm forestry extension. This volume also aims to provide not only a basic conceptual framework with [...]
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Community Farmer Field School Animal Health Facilitators: Hybridizing private animal healthcare and capacity building in remote pastoralist areas
Material de capacitación
2008 - International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) - David J Watson
The report has four specific objectives. 1) To evaluate the inherent capacity of the Livestock Farmer Field Schools (LFFS) approach to contribute to the development goals of VSF-Belgium in Turkana, Kenya; 2) To evaluate current strengths and weaknesses of the community-based primary animal healthcare system in Turkana; 3) To evaluate [...]
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Production system: Grandes rumiantes, Pequeños rumiantes, Camellos/camélidos
Exploring options for integrated nutrient management in semi-arid tropics using Farmer Field Schools: a case study in Mbeere district, Eastern Kenya
Estudio de caso
2008 - International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability - Onduru, D. D.; du Preez, C. C.; Muchena, F. N.; Gachimbi, L. N.; de Jager, A.; Gachini, G. N.
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Learning through Farmer Field Schools: a Case Study of the Taita Hills, Kenya
Estudio de caso
2008 - Natural Ressources Institute - Dina Najjar
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