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The Farmer Field School (FFS) experiential learning and selfhelp development approach has become very successful in Southeast Asia in improving irrigated rice production, even beyond Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for which it was initially designed (see LEISA Magazine Vol 17, No 3, pp 18-20). The approach is now also being used [...]

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

Report on one month pilot that covers pesticide poisoning and proposes a self-surveillance initiative to prevent it.

These Guidelines, of global nature, are aimed at developing and implementing FFS for better management and conservation practices on ISNM, with a view to sustaining the natural resource base (mainly soil and plant nutrients) and enhancing productivity and income of small-scale farmers. These guidelines provide a basic conceptual framework and [...]

The book is mainly designed as a working aid for field practitioners carrying out actual project implementation, monitoring and evaluation. It deals with the specifics and peculiarities of IPM, to be applied in the context of pilot IPM projects or IPM components in agricultural projects. The objective is to assist crop [...]