Number of documents: 26
Working with resource-poor farmers to manage plant diseases
Case study
2001 - Plant Disease - The American Phytopathological Society - Rebecca Nelson, Christopher Mundt, Ricardo Orego, Oscar Ortiz, Marjon Fredrix, Jose Tenorio and Ngo Vinh Vien
The article presents and compares experiences in working with farmers to manage rice blast and potato late blight. In these cases, farmer groups learned about disease processes and management techniques, and tested promising crop varieties and breeding lines with the support of extension and research organizations
English
Production system: Cereals, Root/Tuber crops
Farmer Self-Surveillance of Pesticide Poisoning Episodes
Case study
2001 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Report on one month pilot that covers pesticide poisoning and proposes a self-surveillance initiative to prevent it.
English
Production system:
Field Guide on Peanuts
Training material
2000 - Vietnam National IPM Programme - Alma Linda C. Morales Abubakar
From discussions with farmer groups that attended a Farmer Field School we learned that in many cases the groups are interested in continuing activities and studies. One of the areas that farmer groups are interested to study more is peanuts. In this field guide field studies and special topics on [...]
English
Production system: Fruits and Nuts
A Village Planning Meeting, Yen Phuong Village, Vietnam
Case study
1999 - The Vietnam National IPM Programme - The Vietnam National IPM Programme
Document describing a village planning meeting in Vietnam.
English
Production system:
Farmer Field School on Integrated Soil Management - Facilitator’s Manual
Training material
1998 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - Jaap van de Pol
English
Production system:
Women farmers and IPM Farmer Field Schools in Vietnam
Technical background material
1997 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - Nguyen Nhat Tuyen
The article discusses the role of women in agriculture in Vietnam and focuses on the participation of women farmers in the IPM Farmer Field School (FFS). The article is based on the findings of a study " Women and IPM in Vietnam" carried out in 1994 by the Hanoi based [...]
English
Production system: Cereals