Number of documents: 538
Conceptual and methodological developments in innovation
Documents techniques de référence
2009 - Wageningen University & Research - Neils Roling
I use an autobiographical approach to tell the story of innovation and its changing fortunes and uses. I have lived through the major approaches and perspectives in the past 50 years and have played some role in them myself. The paper starts off with my early days with the [...]
Anglais
Production system:
The Farmer Field School project growing sustainable tea in Kenya
Informations sur des projets
2009 - Unilever -
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Production system: Stimulants et épices
Farm Forestry Field Schools Implementation Guide - Volume 1: Intensified Social Forestry Project (IFSP) in Semi-Arid Areas in Kenya
Matériel de formation
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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The ‘Business’ of the Public Sector: Extension in Transition and the Balance of Powers
Documents techniques de référence
2008 - Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education (AIAEE) - William M. Rivera
The paper addresses the public sector’s role in agricultural extension. The first part of the paper subtitled ‘Extension in Transition’ reviews the ideological and technological changes that have occurred since the 1980s and stresses the importance of educating producers and establishing a climate where they begin to organize themselves for [...]
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Effects of Training on acquisition of Pest Management Knowledge and Skills by Small Vegetable Farmers
Étude d'impact
2008 - Crop Protection - Puyun Yang, Wenxin Liu, Xunan Shan, Ping Li, Jinyu Zhou, Jianping Lu, Yahong Li
Effects of farmer field school (FFS) and the conventional (classroom lectures) training on acquisition of pest management knowledge and skills by small vegetable farmers were studied in Yunnan province, China from 2003 to 2007. There were significant gains of knowledge about vegetable pests, natural enemies, insect and disease ecology and [...]
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Production system: Légumes et melons
Community Farmer Field School Animal Health Facilitators: Hybridizing private animal healthcare and capacity building in remote pastoralist areas
Matériel de formation
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: Gros ruminants, Petits ruminants, Chameau/camélidés
Global Review of Good Agricultural Extension and Advisory Service Practices
Documents techniques de référence
2008 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - Burton E. Swanson
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Farmer Field Schools in traditional societies: from technical to social issues
Étude de cas
2008 - LEISA Magazine - Hans Feijen
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IPM Impact Assessment Series. Guidance Document: Introduction to the “Double Delta” Approach
Étude d'impact
2008 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) -
This Guidance Document describes the purpose, methodology and procedure of impact assessment of Farmer Field Schools (FFS) on Integrated Pest Management (IPM). It explains the methodology of econometric impact assessment studies, notably the “double delta” approach, which is also referred to as difference-in-difference. Special attention is given to the study [...]
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Field Guide Exercises for IPM in tomatoes (Part II)
Matériel de formation
2008 - Vietnam IPM National Programme -
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Production system: Légumes et melons