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The purpose of this book is to provide information on how to transform and strengthen pluralistic agricultural extension and advisory systems in moving toward the broader goal of increasing farm income and improving rural livelihoods. The focus of this book is primarily on the technical knowledge, management skills, and information services that small-scale farm [...]

Framers Field School run by East West Seeds and ICRAF on an Australian ACIAR-funded project showing great achievements in modern crop production techniques at Sierra Bullones, Bohol, Philippines.

FAO-ICP on IPM for Vegetables and the Thai Education Foundation hopes that this manual will serve as a useful guide for teachers and agriculture extension workers in integrating environmental issues and concerns in the basic education and farmers’ education programs

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 purpose of this study was to determine the effect of farmer field school (FFS) approach on rice producer's characteristics and adoption of biological control. The results of the multiple regression analysis (stepwise method) revealed that the variables of knowledge of biological control, relative advantage, mechanization level, rice producers experiences, [...]

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 [...]

This paper examined the various approaches to agricultural extension and the challenges of farmer-led extension approaches. These challenges include changes in the organization structure and profession attitude, strengthen farmers' organizations, farmers' acceptability, fiscal sustainability and logistics issues.

This research aims to explore the effect of the integrated pest management farmer field school (IPMFFS) on farmers’ knowledge, farmers groups’ ability, and process of adoption and diffusion of IPM in Jember District, Indonesia. The population of the research was 556 groups of farmers, with 22.240 farmers who are engaged [...]