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The Regional Training on Biological Control (RTBC), co-organized by Thailand DoAE and the FAO Vegetable IPM Programme, was held in Khon Kaen from 9-20 July 2007. Twenty six participants from nine countries (Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam) participated.The activities included (i) country presentations, (ii) [...]

This article focuses on the context of the Millenium development goals (MDG) and improving and maintaining soil fertility in Africa.

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a multifaceted, ecologically-based strategy that relies on close observation and monitoring of a crop before making management decisions. IPM combines a number of techniques to effectively suppress plant diseases and insect pests in an economically and environmentally conscious manner. Utilizing IPM to manage plant diseases [...]

This guide provides examples of FFS activities as well as basic livestock technical information to help new facilitators implement a livestock FFS.

This document examines the benefits of planning a FFS with peruvian small coffee producers.

The goal of this paper is to show how culture – shared norms and values – is challenged and used to facilitate cooperative behavior within the context of farmer field schools (FFS) in central Luzon, Philippines. The success of the FFS is primarily associated with cultural norms that encourage experiential [...]

The paper presents a methodology that guided several ethnoentomological research projects and goes on to examine and compare the results from two independent research locations in Asia. The first location is in the Philippines, a Green Revolution area that has been heavily impacted by extension messages and insecticide use. The [...]

L'integration d'une approche participative de la protection du cotonnier a partir des « Écoles paysannes » ou FFS.

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 [...]

In this paper, two case studies from Asia and Africa are presented that deal with developing, testing and disseminating educational videos. Processes that contribute to scaling up sustainable rice technologies are analysed. The next sections highlight key elements of effective videos, followed by how videos were used and what effect [...]