Number of documents: 559
Our experiences with modified Farmer Field Schools in dryland areas
Étude de cas
2007 - LEISA Magazine - Arun Balamatti and Rajendra Hegde
Anglais
Production system: Fruits et noix
Role of Farmer Field Schools on sugarcane productivity in Malakand, Pakistan
Étude d'impact
2007 - Department of Extension Education and Communication NWFP Agricultural University Peshawar - Pakistan - MUBASHIR HABIB, M. ZAFARULLAH KHAN, MAHMOOD IQBAL, KHALID NAWAB & SHAHID ALI
Farmer field schools (FFS) are always aimed to help farmers to discover and learn about field ecology and integrated crop management. A study for sugarcane crop was conducted in 4 FFS villages namely Zoormandai, Baghicha, Sarogai and Haji Gulzada Kalay of Malakand Agency during 2004-05. From each FFS, 10 farmers [...]
Anglais
Production system: Cultures saccharifères
Lessons for Farmer-Oriented Research: Experiences from a West African Soil Fertility Management Project
Documents techniques de référence
2007 - Agriculture and Human Values - E. Suzanne Nederlof, Constant Dangbegnon
Our objective in this study is to determine why resource-poor farmers in Togo (declined to) adopt recommended practices that were promoted through a multi-organizational project on soil fertility management. We examine the processes and outcomes related to the adoption process. The project was undertaken in three villages in the Central [...]
Anglais
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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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The Clustering Approach to Agroenterprise Development for Small Farmers: The CRS-Philippines Experience. A Guidebook for Facilitators.
Matériel de formation
2007 - Catholic Relief Services - Jessan S. Catre, Floro T. Israel, Lionel D. Mendoza, Joan Cua Uy, Dinah Q. Tabbada, Alexander U. Tabbada
This guidebook has been designed for Field Facilitators who have adequate field experience in community development work. The production of this guidebook was also made in response to the request of other development organizations to assist them on how to adopt, adapt and implement Agroenterprise Development in linking small farmers [...]
Anglais
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Reducing vector-borne disease by empowering farmers in integrated vector management
Documents techniques de référence
2007 - Bulletin of the World Health Organization - Henk van den Berg, Alexander von Hildebrand, Vaithilingam Ragunathan & Pradeep K Das
Malaria and other vector-borne diseases are a major public health problem in WHO’s South-East Asia Region. In the wake of increasing resistance to both drugs and pesticides, there is a need to establish integrated vector management strategies that are less reliant on chemical methods of disease control. These strategies should [...]
Anglais
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Push-pull curriculum for Farmer Field Schools
Matériel de formation
2007 - International Center of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) - International Center of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE)
The purpose of this curriculum is to guide farmers in learning the principles and practices of the Push-pull technology so that they can apply them on their farms. Push-pull is a knowledge-intensive technology, and there is a need to have a curriculum to guide the process of acquiring knowledge and [...]
Anglais
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Un bon départ! Faire fonctionner une école pratique d'agriculture et de vie pour les jeunes
Matériel de formation
2007 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) -
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Français
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Las Escuelas de Campo de Ganaderos: Una estrategia para promover la rehabilitación y diversificación de fincas con pasturas Degradadas
Étude de cas
2007 - Archivos Latinoamericanos de Producción Animal - Danilo A. Pezo, Jorge Cruz y Maricel Piniero
La degradación de pasturas es un problema serio en América Tropical, pues se estima que entre un 50-80% de las áreas de pasturas están degradadas (Días-Filho, 2005), y sólo en América Central éstas representan casi 7 millones de hectáreas (Betancourt et al., 2007). Con frecuencia se acepta que las pasturas [...]
Espagnol
Production system: Élevage, Pâturage/arbres fourragers, Gros ruminants
Seeds of Confusion The impact of policies on seed systems
Documents techniques de référence
2007 - Wageningen University - Niels Louwaars
This study deals with the impact different types of regulation have on how farmers access seed. I have analysed current regulatory frameworks in terms of their impact on different seed systems, provided explanations for their often unintended effects and apparent inconsistencies, and proposed some solutions to the problems that have [...]
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