Number of documents: 540
Farmer first revisited : innovation for agricultural research and development
Technical background material
2008 - Journal of Sustainable Agriculture - Ian Scoones, John Thompson, Robert Chambers
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Village poultry, food security and HIV / AIDS mitigation
Case study
2008 - LEISA Magazine - Robyn Alders , Robyn Alders , Brigitte Bagnol , Mohamed Harun , Mary Young
English
Production system: Poultry
Appraisal of Methods to Evaluate Farmer Field Schools
Impact assessment
2008 - Development in Practice - Francesca Mancini and Janice Jiggins
The need to increase agricultural sustainability has induced the government of India to promote the adoption of integrated pest management (IPM). An evaluation of cotton-based conventional and IPM farming systems was conducted in India (2002–2004). The farmers managing the IPM farms had participated in discovery-based ecological training, namely Farmer Field [...]
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The Farmer Field School approach – history, global assessment and success stories
Key documents on FFS
2008 - International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) - Arnoud Braun and Deborah Duveskog
Background Paper for the IFAD Rural Poverty Report 2011. 1. THE HISTORY OF THE FARMER FIELD SCHOOL APPROACH.GLOBAL ASSESSMENT OF FARMER FIELD SCHOOLS. CASE STUDIES: FARMER FIELD SCHOOL NETWORKS (REGION: SUB SAHARAN AFRICA); JUNIOR FARMER FIELD AND LIFE SCHOOLS (REGION: SUB SAHARAN AFRICA);INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF FARMERS-LED IPM IN PAKISTAN (REGION: [...]
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Workshop on Opportunities and Challenges for Sustainable Production and Protection of the Potato Crop in Vietnam and Elsewhere in Asia Dalat, Vietnam
Technical background material
2008 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) -
The FAO Regional Workshop on Opportunities and Challenges for Sustainable Production and Protection of the Potato Crop in Viet Nam and elsewhere in Asia (WOCSPPPCVA), co-organized by the Potato Vegetable and Flower Centre and the FAO Vegetable IPM Programme, was held in Da Lat city from 25-28 November
2008. Thirty-one participants, [...]
English
Production system: Root/Tuber crops
How to Make Agricultural Extension Demand-Driven? The Case of India’s Agricultural Extension Policy
Case study
2007 - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - Regina Birner, Jock R. Anderson
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Green beans Integrated Pest Management : an Ecological Guide
Training material
2007 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - The FAO inter-country Programme for IPM in vegetables in South and Southeast Asia
English
Production system: Legumes
A Comparative Study of the Perceptions of Urban and Rural Farmer Field School Participants in Peru
Case study
2007 - Urban Harvest - Maarten Warnaars and Willy Pradel
This study uses Q-methodology as a tool to investigate subjectivity and to study the perceptions of rural and urban producers. The aim is to determine whether the perceptions of Farmer Field School (FFS) participants from urban areas differ from their rural counterparts, particular in reference to time management. The study [...]
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Cucumber Integrated Pest Management : an Ecological Guide
Training material
2007 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - The FAO inter-country Programme for IPM in vegetables in South and Southeast Asia
English
Production system: Vegetables and Melons
Reducing Vector-Borne Disease by Empowering Farmers in Integrated Vector Management
Case study
2007 - Bull World Health Organ - Henk van den Berg, Alexander von Hildebrand, Vaithilingam Ragunathan and Pradeep K Dasd
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