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The overall purpose of this project is to assist farmers in Central and West Java to increase their returns from the potato and Brassica production system by adapting proven Australian, Indonesian and CIP technologies to conditions in Central and West Java to develop best local farming practices. The project will: 1. [...]

Following major initiatives, two Farmer Field Schools occurred during the period August 2003 to September 2004 in the Caura Valley in North Trinidad, West Indies. This paper assesses these schools according to six key issues of Owens and Simpson (2001). A study recorded many observations during the conduct of the [...]

An FFS guide designed as a collection of suggestions to "refresh the memory" of FFS facilitators who graduated from a season-long TOT.

This paper presents the findings of a short qualitative study. It showed that pilot cowpea Farmer Field Schools (FFS) in Benin were a vital source of new skills and information, integrating a number of existing knowledge sharing networks of rural men and women.

This paper analyzes the interaction between farmer training in pest management and effects on acute pesticide poisoning and populations of beneficial insects in Nicaragua. Using farm level data from Nicaraguan bean growers, including graduates of Farmer Field Schools (FFS), other integrated pest management (IPM) outreach methods, and farmers without exposure [...]

This case examines some of the human – as opposed to technological – factors that have influenced the scaling up of the FFS. Organisational issues such as leadership, policy, human resources and competition help to explain why the IPM field school has taken off in some places and not in others. Examples are taken [...]

A new livestock extension approach for training of trainers (TOT) and smallholders in Farmers’ Livestock Schools (FLS) is gradually being introduced to the national extension system in Vietnam. The approach combines experiences from Farmers’ Field Schools in crops, with other practical, group and field-based, interactive learning methods

This edition is made in an effort to help extension workers who are directly in contact with farmers. This manual was made to help ordinary farmers and contribute to the sustainable development of agriculture through vegetable production in developing countries.

The SRI (System of Rice Intensification) Facilitators Guide is intended to support farmers’ learning in SRI. It recognizes that there is no one lesson, single strategy, program or course that meets all the needs of farmers in SRI methodology. Supporting farmers in acquiring SRI skills requires on-going work by Facilitators/Development [...]