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This thesis will deal with the issue of low adoption rates regarding improved agricultural technology by vulnerable farmers; the barriers and constraints to adoption; and on how to reach an understanding of how to reduce or mitigate such constraints. The thesis will apply a general theoretical discussion of the theories on food security and [...]

This article presents ten lessons learnt from the implementation of FFS in the Andes, South America.

La presente guía surge como uno de los productos del curso taller "Capacitación de Capacitadores en Manejo Integrado de Plagas: La Metodología de Escuelas de Campo", auspiciado por la Agencia Suiza para el Desarrollo y la Cooperación (COSUDE), a través de la Escuela Agrícola Panamericana "Zamorano" que desarrolla el Programa [...]

This is a trainer's reference guide on crop development, major agronomic practices, disease and insect management, written for small-holders' tea cultivation in northern Vietnam. The guide will also be of interest to tea producers in other parts of the world who want to apply an ecological approach to crop [...]

Based on a participartory workshop held on the 17th TO 29th SEPTEMBER 2001, MABANGA FTC, BUNGOMA, Kenya

Este documento se divide en tres grandes áreas: La primera porte contiene temas sobre principios, diseño, preparación, implementación, evaluación y seguimiento de ECAs. Como sabemos, para implementar una ECA el facilitador debe pasar primero por un proceso de capacitación de por lo menos tres meses, en ese sentido, esta parte será [...]

The aim of this module is to assist farmers to adopt improved tillage systems and implements, or to modify their existing systems and implements, so as to be better adapted to the agroecological and socio-economic environment, cropping and farming systems.

The paper is organized as follows. Section 2 briefly describes the farmer field school extension approach, while Section 3 discusses the potential of formal and informal farmer-led diffusion mechanisms to enhance the fiscal sustainability of this approach. Sections 4 and 5 present evidence on the fiscal sustainability issue from the [...]