Number of documents: 150
Las Escuelas de Campo del Programa Agroambiental Mesoamericano (MAP): una apuesta hacia el desarrollo rural sostenible
Autres
2013 - The Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE) -
7º. Seminario Internacional de Política Social
¿Es la AF la respuesta al desarrollo rural?
Guatemala, 17 de octubre de 2013
Espagnol
Production system:
Beyond the Field: The Impact of Farmer Field Schools on Food Security and Poverty Alleviation
Étude d'impact
2013 - The Rockwool Foundation Research Unit - Anna Folke Larsen, Helene Bie Lilleørb
We estimate the impact of a Farmer Field School intervention among small-scale farmers in northern Tanzania on two main development objectives: food security and poverty. We employ a series of evaluation methodologies, including a Quasi-Difference-in-Difference setup, to account for potential selection into the project, despite lack of baseline data. We [...]
Anglais
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Filling the Learning Gap in Program Implementation using Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation lessons from Farmer Field Schools in Zanzibar
Étude de cas
2013 - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - Elias Zerfu, Sindu W. Kebede
This study is motivated by the idea that even though participatory monitoring and evaluation (PM&E) is widely accepted as a tool to manage development programs to be effective, its application is widely constrained by its high start-up resource requirements in terms of both finance and time. However, this
paper argues that [...]
Anglais
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Can aquaculture benefit the extreme poor? A case study of landless and socially marginalized Adivasi (ethnic) communities in Bangladesh
Étude de cas
2013 - Aquaculture - Jharendu Pant, Benoy Kumar Barman, Khondker Murshed-E-Jahan, Benjamin Belton, Malcolm Beveridge
The Adivasi Fisheries Project, aimed at diversifying livelihood options for resource-poor Adivasi (ethnic) communities in the North and Northwest of Bangladesh, was implemented during 2007–9. Aquaculture and related technologies were introduced to a total of 3594 resource-poor Adivasi households. Baseline and end-line surveys were applied to assess the changes in [...]
Anglais
Production system: Aquaculture, Pêche
Impact of Farmer Field Schools on Social Wellbeing of Farming Community in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Étude d'impact
2013 - The Journal of Animal & Plant Sciences - S. Muhammad, K. M. Chaudhry, A. Khatam and I. Ashraf
The paper focuses on the impact of farmer field schools (FFS) on social wellbeing of farming community. For this purpose, six districts from the central region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa including Peshawar, Charsadda, Nowshera, Mardan, Swabi and Kohat were selected. Data were collected on various aspects of social wellbeing of farming [...]
Anglais
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EFARP Farmer Field School
Matériel audiovisuel
2013 - MTT Finland -
Egypt-Finland Agricultural Research Project (EFARP)
EFARP was launched in 1989 as a pilot project to provide a model how the efficiency of small-scale farming in the newly reclaimed areas can be improved with the help of efficient utilisation of agricultural research results. Ismailia Governorate on both sides of Suez Canal was [...]
Anglais
Production system: Culture
Farmer Field Schools: A Systematic Review
Étude d'impact
2013 - International Initiative for Impact Evaluation - Hugh Waddington; Birte Snilstveit, Jorge Hombrados, Martina Vojtkova, Daniel Phillips, Howard White
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Anglais
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Empowering Farmers to reduce Pesticide Risks
Étude d'impact
2013 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - Alma Linda Morales-Abubakar Randall Arnst Do Kim Chung Jan Willem Ketelaar Piyatat Pananurak Suwanna Praneetvatakul Suon Seng Harry van der Wulp Betsy Walter-Echols Gerd Walter-Echols
This publication documents impact assessment work done on FAO supported community education for pesticide risk reduction efforts implemented through National IPM Programmes in Cambodia and Vietnam during the 2007-2012 period. Impact assessment on investments in capacity building and education
programmes is notoriously difficult. Using science-based research methodologies, the impact assessment [...]
Anglais
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Adapting agriculture to climate change in Kenya: Household strategies and determinants
Documents techniques de référence
2012 - Journal of Environmental Management - Elizabeth Bryan, Claudia Ringler, Barrack Okoba, Carla Roncoli, Silvia Silvestri, Mario Herrero
Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa are particularly vulnerable to climate change, given dependence on agricultural production and limited adaptive capacity. Based on farm household and Participatory Rural Appraisal data collected from districts in various agroecological zones in Kenya, this paper examines farmers’ perceptions of climate change, ongoing adaptation measures, and factors [...]
Anglais
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Innovative Training in Cocoa Agroforestry: the Farmer Field Schools of Nicaragua
Informations sur des projets
2012 - The World Bank - Mary Lisbeth Gonzalez
A regular series of notes highlighting recent lessons emerging from the operational and analytical program of the World Bank‘s Latin America and Caribbean Region (LAC).
The World Bank, with the financial support of the Japan Social Development Fund (JSDF), is implementing the Alternative Indigenous and AfroDescendants and Agroforestry Project (COCOA – [...]
Anglais
Production system: Fruits et noix, Stimulants et épices