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un instrumento para que los y las facilitadoras hagan uso de un conjunto de recomendaciones y procedimientos prácticos durante la implementación de Escuelas de Campo como parte del proceso de extensión que realiza el INTA y otras organizaciones afines.

Investigación doctoral que tiene el propósito de generar el diseno y la aplicación de la metodología de las Escuelas de Campo de Agricultores (ECA) con enfoque de género y lengua (ECAMUQ).

Sustainable aquaculture in Indonesia through a Fish Farmer Field School.

We are hopeful that the selection of structured learning exercises presented in the manual will provide good inspirational tools to the IPM trainers, extension personnel and farmers to create stimulating learning experiences for FF IPM trainers and farmers leading to sound scientific knowledge base for sustainable management of fruit flies.

Cassava is a major crop used for human consumption, animal feed and bioenergy production, with about 3 million smallholder farmers in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) deriving their livelihoods from the crop. In 2008, the cassava pink mealybug (CM) invaded Thailand, resulting in extensive crop damage. To combat it, the [...]

A project in Ghana tried to encourage government extension agents to change their attitudes. Instead of merely teaching new techniques, they were supposed to engage rice farmers in a two-way learning experience. The extension agents accepted some of the project philosophy, but they still thought that the goal of the [...]

L’objectif de ce guide est de faciliter la planification et la mise en œuvre des sessions de formation. Il fait partie du cours de Gestion d’entreprises associatives rurales en agroalimentaire et a été conçu pour les facilitateurs qui possèdent des connaissances et une expérience en ce qui concerne les aspects techniques de la formation, [...]

In view of the market failures and the state failures inherent in providing agricultural extension, community-based approaches, which involve farmers‘ groups, have gained increasing importance in recent years as a ―third way‖ to provide this service. The paper discusses the conceptual underpinnings of community-based extension approaches, highlights theoretical and practical [...]

L'expérimentation paysanne permet de mettre à la disposition des agriculteurs des options pertinentes d'adaptation pouvant les aider à accroître la résilience de leurs systèmes de production.