Number of documents: 40
Farmers taking the lead: 30 years of Farmer Field Schools
Matériel audiovisuel
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 [...]
Global -
Anglais
Production system:
The real seed producers. Small-scale farmers save, use, share and enhance the seed diversity of the crops that feed Africa
Documents techniques de référence
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 [...]
Anglais
Production system:
Stratified Mass Selection in Maize. A strategy and alternative for improving local maize varieties
Documents techniques de référence
2017 - FUNDIT, ASOCUCH, and ICTA - Mario Roberto Fuentes Lopez
In this document, the strategy and step-by-step application of “Stratified Mass Selection” (SMS) is outlined under the field conditions of farmers, as a product of various field experiences. These experiences were obtained under the framework of participatory plant breeding with the objective of allowing farmers dedicated to maize cultivation to [...]
Anglais
Production system: Céréales
SeedsGROW. Harvesting global food security and justice in the face of climate change. Progress Report 1 April 2016-31 March 2017
Plaidoyer et politiques publiques
2017 - Oxfam -
The third progress report presents results, achievements, challenges and financial updates from the period 1 April 2016 until 31 March 2017. The document reports both on the SD=HS program and the GROW campaign.
Global -
Anglais
Production system:
Share a Seed
Matériel audiovisuel
2017 - Oxfam Novib -
Video on the Sowing Diversity=Harvesting Security (SD=HS) program in Zimbabwe, run by partners CTDT and Oxfam Novib.
Anglais
Production system:
Consolidated baseline survey report: women, seeds and nutrition. Technical report
Étude d'impact
2016 - Oxfam -
This report is the first presentation of the consolidated findings of the baseline studies in Vietnam and Zimbabwe for Pillar 3 of the SD=HS program. Pillar 3 has a special focus on neglected and underutilized species, as they have a potential to improve dietary diversity, may contribute to income generation, [...]
Anglais
Production system:
Agro-biodiversity and food security: Scaling Up Innovations for Building People’s Capacities to Respond to Climate Change: Conceptual and Methodological Development for a Baseline Survey. Technical Report
Documents techniques de référence
2016 - Oxfam -
This technical report elaborates the conceptual and methodological development of the three year IFAD and Oxfam funded project: “Putting Lessons into Practice: Scaling up People’s Biodiversity Management for Food Security
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Anglais
Production system:
Mainstreaming nutrition through farmer and pastoral field school: the field school approach
Autres
2016 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - Angela Kimani
A brief presentation that clarifies key information on FFS and Pastoralist Field Schools.
Anglais
Production system: Culture, Élevage, Gros ruminants
Nutrition hanbook for farmer field schools
Matériel de formation
2015 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) -
This handbook is written so that participating farmers and their families can equitably address food production and nutrition issues for good health. FFS participants are encouraged to share what they learn with farmers in their community, schools and other community groups so that their whole community benefits. Persons working in [...]
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Anglais
Production system:
Farmers Field and Business School Toolkit
Matériel de formation
2015 - CARE International - Dr. Maureen Miruka; Emily HIllenbrand; Elly Kaganzi; Charlotte Newman; Dr. Bethann Cottrell; Dr. Jemimah Njuki; Elizabeth Kruger, Dr. Pranati Mohanraj; Siddiquee Nurul Amin
A series of tools to work with farmers in Farmers Field and Business Schools for experiential learning that focuses on agriculture, marketing, gender, nutrition, and monitoring and evaluation
Anglais
Production system: Culture, Élevage, Céréales, Légumes et melons, Racines et tubercules, Petits ruminants