Number of documents: 538
Improving pasture management in arid and semi-arid lands in the Horn of Africa through Pastoralist Field Schools - An implementation strategy to support pastoralist communities build resilience against drought
Documents techniques de référence
2018 - FAO -
Recurrent drought, degraded rangelands and reduced access to traditional grazing lands have left pastoral communities in the Horn of Africa’s arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) more vulnerable and facing severe livestock feed shortages. During dry spells, pastoral communities suffer from food and nutrition insecurity, as well as shrinking incomes occasioned [...]
Anglais
Production system: Élevage
SOUTIEN À L’ADAPTATION AUX CHANGEMENTS CLIMATIQUES AU MALI
Informations sur des projets
2018 - FAO -
On s’attend à ce que les changements climatiques provoquent de plus en plus d’événements extrêmes (sécheresses et inondations) au Mali, rendant la production de cultures et l’élevage plus difficiles pour les agriculteurs et réduisant ainsi la sécurité alimentaire et les revenus des plus pauvres du pays.
Le projet visait à fournir [...]
Français
Production system: Autres
Seed production guide curriculum for Malawi – a farmer field school approach
Matériel de formation
2018 - International Institute of Tropical Agriculture - Vicki Morrone, Edward Mzumara, and Hannah Livuza
This curriculum focuses on how to grow beans and other legumes for seed, since it is difficult to find a large selection of varieties available to plant that are good for the soil and eating. This guide also provides information on how to grow seed that can be sold through [...]
Anglais
Production system: Légumineux
Integrated management of the Fall Armyworm on maize. A guide for Farmer Field Schools in Africa
Matériel de formation
2018 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Key guidelines and advice on effectively and sustainably managing FAW include:
Visit the field and look at the status of the crop: its health and signs of presence of the FAW. Farmers can take direct action by crushing egg masses and young larvae.
FAW damage can look alarming, but maize plants have [...]
Anglais
Production system: Céréales
Scaling and institutionalization within agricultural innovation systems: the case of cocoa farmer field schools in Cameroon
Étude d'impact
2018 - International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability -
The farmer field school (FFS) concept has been widely adopted, and such schools have the reputation of strengthening farmers’ capacity to innovate. Although their impact has been studied widely, what is involved in their scaling and in their becoming an integral part of agricultural innovation systems has been studied [...]
Anglais
Production system:
The Global Farmer Field School Platform Dgroups
Matériel audiovisuel
2018 - dgroupsfoundation -
Video recorded during the webinar organized by FAO and Dgroups on 22 March 2018 explaining the role of discussion groups to strengthen practitioners' networks and exchange of knowldge.
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Anglais
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Institutionalizing Science Field Shops: Developing Response Farming to Climate Change
Étude de cas
2018 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - Yunita T. Winarto, Sue Walker, Rhino Ariefiansyah, Adlinanur F. Prihandiani, Mohamad Taqiuddin and Zefanya C. Nugroho
Case study Science Field Shops (SFSs) in Indonesia promote farmers’ agrometeorological learning enabling them to adapt their farming activities to cope with increasing climate variability. Seven climate services forming the core of SFSs are based on transdisciplinary collaboration between farmers and scientists.
Anglais
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Interview with SD=HS program leader Gigi Manicad
Matériel audiovisuel
2018 - Oxfam Novib -
In this interview, Sowing Diversity=Harvesting Security (SD=HS) Program Leader Gigi Manicad explains the principles of Farmer Field Schools, the role of women as managers of biodiversity, and the way the program strengthens smallholder farmers to articulate their needs to influence policies.
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Anglais
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Bristol University Hennovation August 21st 2017
Matériel audiovisuel
2017 - Hennovation Project -
Global -
Anglais
Production system: Volailles
Training of Farmer Field School Master Trainers and Facilitators in Rwanda
Documents clés sur les CEP
2017 - Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources Rwanda, Belgian Development Agency - Somers Raf, Higiro Joseph, Gata Sylvia Salama, Busogoro Jean Pierre & Ndabamenye Telesphore
The comprehensive publication provides detailed information of how FFS Master Trainers and FFS Facilitators were trained in Rwanda. It describes the principles and methods, the training schedules as well as a all different activities during the seasonlong training. A must read for all projects and organisations applying FFS.
Anglais
Production system: Culture, Élevage, Céréales, Légumes et melons, Fruits et noix, Cultures oléagineuses, Racines et tubercules, Légumineux