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República del Cacao Farmer Field Schools Project

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2021 - República del Cacao -
The objective of Agricultural On-field Schools relates to our Knowledge Exchange Sustainability Pillar. It aims to increase the quantity and quality of cacao production through knowledge exchange between each community and our cacao technicians in order to develop a fine aroma
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Production system: Estimulantes y especies

Farmers taking the lead: 30 years of Farmer Field Schools

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2019 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) -
The FFS has been one of the most successful approach developed and promoted by FAO over the last 30 years, empowering farmers to become better decision makers in their own farming systems. Initiated by FAO in 1989, and followed by many other organizations and institutions, the FFS programmes represent one [...]
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The real seed producers. Small-scale farmers save, use, share and enhance the seed diversity of the crops that feed Africa

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2018 - AFSA, Grain -
This report unpacks and explores farmer-managed seed systems and their contribution to food and seed sovereignty, including the benefits they provide to farming communities as a part of their sociocultural, economic, spiritual and ecological livelihoods. The report highlights, exposes and explores how these systems work. It builds on reports of [...]
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Poultry Farmer Field School in Lebanon

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2015 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) -
English/Arabic version. Farmer Field Schools (FFS) are based on an innovative, participatory and interactive learning approach in which farmers are empowered to direct the learning process. Groups of 25-35 farmers meet regularly to consult and make decisions on project implementation, with the support of facilitators. Within the project funded by DFID, [...]
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Production system: Aves

Module: Aquaculture, Junior Farmer Field and Life School - Facilitator's guide

Material de capacitación

2015 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) -
At the end of the module participants will: ● be aware of the various types of aquaculture; ● value aquaculture as a means of livelihood diversification and as a business opportunity; ● understand the importance of careful planning.
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Production system: Acuicultura

Preview Data: Assessing the impact of Farmer Field Schools on fertiliser use in China

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2015 - Initiative for Impact Evaluation - Nicholas Burger, Mary Fu, Kun Gu, Xiangping Jia, Krishna B Kumar, Guo Mingliang
In China, a major agricultural challenge is the inefficient use of fertilizer and the environmental effects associated with this overuse. China’s farmers use more fertilizer per hectare (more than 200 kg/ha) than farmers anywhere else in the world except for Japan, The Netherlands and South Korea. Existing studies have shown [...]
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Agroecology for Food Security and Nutrition Proceedings of the FAO International Symposium

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2014 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations -
18-19 September 2014, Rome, Italy
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Beyond the Field: The Impact of Farmer Field Schools on Food Security and Poverty Alleviation

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2013 - The Rockwool Foundation Research Unit - Anna Folke Larsen, Helene Bie Lilleørb
We estimate the impact of a Farmer Field School intervention among small-scale farmers in northern Tanzania on two main development objectives: food security and poverty. We employ a series of evaluation methodologies, including a Quasi-Difference-in-Difference setup, to account for potential selection into the project, despite lack of baseline data. We [...]
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Community Mobilization: a Key to Effective Control of Banana Xanthomonas Wilt

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2012 - Journal of Development and Agricultural Economics - Kubiriba J., Karamura E. B., Jogo, W., Tushemereirwe W. K. and Tinzaara W.
Banana xanthomonas wilt (BXW) remains a major threat to banana, an important food and income crop for 12 million poor small-holder farmers in Uganda. Although, BXW has been controlled to some extent in parts of South-western Uganda, it is still a big problem in banana growing areas of Central and [...]
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Production system: Frutas y Nueces

Food safety manual for Farmer Field Schools. A Training Reference Guide on Food Safety in Global FFS Programmes

Material de capacitación

2010 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - Catherine Bessy, Marjon Fredrix, Alfredo Impiglia, Almalinda Morales-Abubakar, Jan Ketelaar, Anne-Sophie Poisot, Areepan Upanisakorn and Harry van der Wulp
Farmer Field Schools have proven to be a very effective method of incorporating food safety aspects into farming practices. This manual is a reference guide for the inclusion of food safety aspects in Farmer Field School (FFS) programmes. Health (consumer protection) is the main entry point for food safety in [...]
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