Number of documents: 102
Acute Pesticide Poisoning Among Female and Male Cotton Growers in India
Impact assessment
2005 - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health - Francesca Mancini, Ariena H. C. Van Bruggen, Janice L.S. Jiggins, Arun C. Ambatipudi & Helen Murphy
A season-long assessment of acute pesticide poisoning among farmers was conducted in three villages in India. Fifty female cotton growers reported the adverse effects experienced after exposures to pesticides by themselves and by their male relatives (n = 47). The study documented the serious consequences of pesticide use for the [...]
English
Production system: Crops, Others
The Children’s Participation in Integrated Production and Pest Management (CP IPPM) program - Manual on Social Mobilization and Advocacy (SMA)
Training material
2005 - World Education (INGO) Philippines, Inc. -
English
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Assessing the benefits of two Farmer Field Schools recently conducted in Trinidad and Tobago
Impact assessment
2005 - Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education (AIAEE) - David Dolly
Following major initiatives, two Farmer Field Schools occurred during the period
August 2003 to September 2004 in the Caura Valley in North Trinidad, West Indies. This paper assesses these schools according to six key issues of Owens and Simpson (2001). A study recorded many observations during the conduct of the [...]
English
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Do pesticide hazards to human health and beneficial insects cause or result from IPM adoption? Mixed messages from Farmer Field Schools in Nicaragua
Impact assessment
2005 - American Agricultural Economics Association - Ricardo A. Labarta and Scott M. Swinton
This paper analyzes the interaction between farmer training in pest management and effects on acute pesticide poisoning and populations of beneficial insects in Nicaragua. Using farm level data from Nicaraguan bean growers, including graduates of Farmer Field Schools (FFS), other integrated pest management (IPM) outreach methods, and farmers without exposure [...]
English
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Guía metodológica ECAs
Training material
2005 - INIAP-CIP-World Neigbhbors - Manuel Pumisacho, Stephen Sherwood
Guía metodológica sobre ECAs basada en la recolección de información de América Central y Sud América.
Spanish
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Farmer field school as an effective methodology for disseminating agricultural technologies: up-scaling of soil management technologies among small-scale farmers in Trans-Nzoia district, Kenya
Impact assessment
2005 - AIAEE - David K. Bunyatta, Joseph G. Mureithi, Christopher A. Onyango and Faustine U. Ngesa
This study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of the Farmer Field School (FFS) approach in knowledge acquisition, adoption and dissemination of soil management technologies (SMTs) among small-scale farmers in Kenya. Eight technologies were scaledout using the FFS approach and conventional extension methods. A survey methodology with the ex-post facto [...]
English
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Beyond Agriculture: Making Markets Work for the Poor. Theme 1: Building Linkages and Enhancing Trust between Small-Scale Rural Producers, Buyers in Growing Markets and Suppliers of Critical Inputs
Technical background material
2005 - . - Rupert Best, Shaun Ferris and Antonio Schiavone
In the context of the Millennium Development Goals of eradicating extreme poverty and hunger.
Global -
English
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Impact of educating farmers about biological control in Farmer field schools
Impact assessment
2005 - Second International Symposium on Biological Control of Arthropods - Peter A. C. Ooi and Peter E. Kenmore
An Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Farmer Field School (FFS) is a field-based activity that lasts a full cropping season. A typical FFS meets once a week and 25-30 farmers participate in an FFS. In addition to group dynamics activity and a special topic session, an FFS emphasizes scientific learning through [...]
English
Production system: Cereals, Vegetables and Melons, Insects
The Impact of the FAO-EU IPM Programme for Cotton in Asia
Impact assessment
2005 - Pesticide Policy Project - Peter A. C. Ooi, Suwanna Praneetvatakul, Hermann Waibel, Gerd Walter-Echols
English
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Impact assessment of Farmer Field Schools in Cajamarca, Perú: an Economic Evaluation
Impact assessment
2004 - International Potato Center (CIP) - Regula Züger
Economic evaluation of the Farmer Field Schools (FFSs) in the Cajamarca Department (Peru) was undertaken to help determine whether agricultural extension via FFSs can contribute to poverty alleviation. Farmer Field Schools involving a number of important crops have already been evaluated at other sites around the world. These studies reported [...]
English
Production system: Root/Tuber crops