Number of documents: 31
Junior Farmer Field & Life School training module: Facilitator's Field Training Guide
Matériel de formation
2011 - Fondazione de Agostini, AVSI, Fondazioni 4 Africa - Baha Nguma
This Guideline is a TOOL KIT providing JFFLS implementation guidelines alongside
relevant exercises, energizers and practical activities for the facilitators.
Anglais
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The Empowerment Route to Well-Being: an Analysis of Farmer Field Schools in East Africa
Documents clés sur les CEP
2011 - World Development - Esbern Friis-Hansen, Deborah Duveskog
The study explores empowerment and well-being related outcomes of Farmer Field Schools (FFS), an extension approach that has gained popularity with agriculture development programs in many African countries. This is done by examining the empirical relationships between FFS participation and increased well-being; as well as FFS participation and empowerment; and [...]
Anglais
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Impact of Farmer Field Schools on Agricultural Productivity and Poverty in East Africa
Étude d'impact
2010 - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - K. Davis, E. Nkonya, E. Kato, D.A. Mekonnen, M. Odendo, R. Miiro
The study found that younger farmers who belong to other groups, such as savings and credit groups, tended to participate in field schools. Females made up 50 percent of FFS membership. Reasons for not joining an FFS included lack of time and information. FFSs were shown to be especially beneficial [...]
Anglais
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Promises and realities of community-based agricultural extension
Étude d'impact
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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Assessing the Impact of Farmer Field School Participation on IPM Adoption in Uganda
Étude d'impact
2010 - Journal of International Agricultural and Extension system - J. Mark Erbaugh, Joseph Donnermeyer, Magdalene Amujal, Michael Kidoido
This study assesses the impact of cowpea-specific IPM FFS on IPM knowledge and the theoretical link between increased knowledge on the adoption of IPM strategies. The assessment was conducted to evaluate the impact of IPM FFS on adoption of IPM strategies. Comparison groups consisting of FFS participants and non participants [...]
Anglais
Production system: Légumineux
Assessing the Impact of Farmer Field School participation on IPPM adoption in Uganda
Étude d'impact
2010 - Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education (AIAEE) - J. Mark Erbaugh, Joseph Donnermeyer, Magdalene Amujal, Michael Kidoido
The Integrated Pest Management Collaborative Research Support Program (IPM CRSP) has been implementing IPM farmer field schools (FFS) with small scale farmers in Eastern Uganda since 2001. This study assesses the impact of cowpea-specific IPM FFS on IPM knowledge and the theoretical link between increased knowledge on the adoption of [...]
Anglais
Production system: Légumineux
Preparing farmer groups to engage successfully with markets - A field guide for five key skill sets
Matériel de formation
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.
Anglais
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Participatory common learning in groups of dairy farmers in Uganda (FFS approach) and Danish stable schools
Étude de cas
2007 - DJF Animal Science - Mette Vaarst
Anglais
Production system: Élevage, Gros ruminants
Practice makes perfect - participatory innovation in soil fertility management to improve rural livelihoods in East Africa
Documents techniques de référence
2007 - Wageningen University - Andre de Jager
This article focuses on the context of the Millenium development goals (MDG) and improving and maintaining soil fertility in Africa.
Anglais
Production system:
Regional institutionalization and scaling-up of farmer study group (FSG) activities - workshop report
Documents techniques de référence
2007 - STRATEGIC PLANNING WORKSHOP - George Onyango
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