Number of documents: 116
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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The Farmer Field School approach – history, global assessment and success stories
Documentos claves sobre ECA
2008 - International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) - Arnoud Braun and Deborah Duveskog
Background Paper for the IFAD Rural Poverty Report 2011. 1. THE HISTORY OF THE FARMER FIELD SCHOOL APPROACH.GLOBAL ASSESSMENT OF FARMER FIELD SCHOOLS. CASE STUDIES: FARMER FIELD SCHOOL NETWORKS (REGION: SUB SAHARAN AFRICA); JUNIOR FARMER FIELD AND LIFE SCHOOLS (REGION: SUB SAHARAN AFRICA);INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF FARMERS-LED IPM IN PAKISTAN (REGION: [...]
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Preparing farmer groups to engage successfully with markets - A field guide for five key skill sets
Material de capacitación
2007 - CRS and RII-CIAT Agroenterprise Study Tour Group -
The field guide aims to provide pointers for program managers and field staff on how to foster several skill sets crucial for preparing groups of poor farmers who are at a very early stage of engaging in markets and who aspire to successful agroenterprise development.
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Push-pull curriculum for Farmer Field Schools
Material de capacitación
2007 - International Center of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) - International Center of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE)
The purpose of this curriculum is to guide farmers in learning the principles and practices of the Push-pull technology so that they can apply them on their farms. Push-pull is a knowledge-intensive technology, and there is a need to have a curriculum to guide the process of acquiring knowledge and [...]
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