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Ce guide destiné aux riziculteurs a pour objectif de les fournir les bases sur l’exécution technique de la gestion intégrée de la production du riz. IL comprend des thèmes relatifs aux activités à mener L’objectif de la formation est de renforcer les compétences techniques et méthodologiques des producteurs de riz en gestion intégrée [...]

Ce module a pour objectif d’approfondir les connaissances des riziculteurs sur la gestion et les types de sols en riziculture pluviale Au terme de ce module, les riziculteurs seront capables de: - Connaître les différents types de sol en riziculture pluviale - choisir les sols adaptés à la riziculture pluviale - préserver la fertilité du [...]

The study found that younger farmers who belong to other groups, such as savings and credit groups, tended to participate in field schools. Females made up 50 percent of FFS membership. Reasons for not joining an FFS included lack of time and information. FFSs were shown to be especially beneficial [...]

This paper describes and highlights lessons learned from several research and development organisations in western Kenya using different community-based approaches to scale up agroforestry and other biological options to improve soil fertility among resource- poor smallholders. The main benefits of such approaches are that the link between farmers, government extension, [...]

This is a training manual developed to improve the situation of pastoralist communities in the Kilombero Valley, Tanzania. The exercises are focused on the priority problems identified among pastoralist communities in Kilombero and Ulanga Districts, but these problems are not necessarily the same in other districts. It is hoped that [...]

This study assesses the impact of cowpea-specific IPM FFS on IPM knowledge and the theoretical link between increased knowledge on the adoption of IPM strategies. The assessment was conducted to evaluate the impact of IPM FFS on adoption of IPM strategies. Comparison groups consisting of FFS participants and non participants [...]

Climate information is available from two main sources: meteorological seasonal climate forecasts (SCFs) and indigenous knowledge-based seasonal forecasts (IKFs). This information can help farmers and pastoralists manage their crops and livestock to minimize risks during unfavourable seasons and maximize opportunities during favourable conditions. However, exploring the synergies between these two sources of [...]

The Integrated Pest Management Collaborative Research Support Program (IPM CRSP) has been implementing IPM farmer field schools (FFS) with small scale farmers in Eastern Uganda since 2001. This study assesses the impact of cowpea-specific IPM FFS on IPM knowledge and the theoretical link between increased knowledge on the adoption of [...]

SUSTAINET EA as a regional Network operating in Eastern Africa endeavours to bridge the information gap on Sustainable Agriculture to reach smallholder farmers through publication of simplified technical manuals on good agricultural practices.

The Farmer Field School (FFS) approach was fi rst introduced in Kenya in 1995 through a project of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Western Kenya. Since then, several projects have been successfully implemented in the country using various different entry points.