Number of documents: 98
Integrated soil, water and nutrient management for Farmer Field Schools with particular emphasis on the semi-arid zones of Zimbabwe
Training material
2004 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) -
English
Production system:
Impact of Farmer Field Schools on adoption of soil water and nutrient management technologies in dry areas of Zimbabwe
Impact assessment
2004 - International crop research Institute for the semi-arid Tropics (ICRISAT - International Crop Research Institute for the semi-arid tropics) - Rusike, J and Masendeke, D and Twomlow, S J and Heinrich, G M
Agricultural extension systems in sub-Saharan Africa are increasingly using participatory approaches to improve technology adoption by smallholder farmers. This approach has been successful particularly in low-rainfall areas, where adoption is traditionally slow. Crop productivity, farm incomes and food security have improved as a result. ICRISAT worked with Zimbabwe’s Department of [...]
English
Production system:
Curriculum for Farmers Field School on local chicken production (egg to egg programme)
Training material
2004 - Danida ASP - Khisa S. Godrick
The broad objective of the local chicken FFS is to improve income and household food security in the smallholders farming system.
English
Production system: Poultry
Heterogeneidad social: ¿quiénes participan en las escuelas de campo?
Case study
2003 - LEISA Revista de Agroecología - Myriam Paredes
El caso de la provincia del Carchi, en el norte del Ecuador según su manejo de plaguicidas y fertilizantes a través de ECAs en cuanto a la producción de la papa.
Spanish
Production system: Root/Tuber crops
A la decouverte du cacao; Un Guide pour la formation des facilitateurs
Training material
2003 - CABI Bioscience - Janny G.M. Vos, Barbara J. Ritchie et Julie Flood
Ce manuel introductif a pour objectif de fournir des informations de base sur les options disponibles pour une production de cacao qui respecte l’écologie. Il s’adresse aux agents de vulgarisation agricole, aux groupements de planteurs, aux étudiants d’université et à toute autre personne impliquée dans le programme intégré de lutte [...]
Global -
French
Production system: Beverages/Spice crops
Tea IPM Ecological Guide
Training material
2001 - CIDSE - Michael R. Zeiss, Koen den Braber
This is a trainer's reference guide on crop development, major agronomic practices, disease and insect management, written for small-holders' tea cultivation in northern Vietnam. The guide will also be of interest to tea producers in other parts of the world who want to apply an ecological approach to crop [...]
English
Production system: Beverages/Spice crops
Improving Local Cultivation of Soybean in Indonesia through Farmers' Experiments
Case study
2001 - Cambridge University Press - H. Van den Berg and A. S. Lestari
English
Production system: Legumes
Guidelines and reference material on integrated soil and nutrient management and conservation for Farmer Field Schools - Reference material for the module on tillage
Training material
2001 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) -
The aim of this module is to assist farmers to adopt improved tillage systems and implements, or to modify their existing systems and implements, so as to be better adapted to the agroecological and socio-economic environment, cropping and farming systems.
Global -
English
Production system:
Improving local cultivation of soybean in Indonesia through farmers' experiments
Impact assessment
2001 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Programme for Community IPM in Asia - H. Van den Berg and A. S. Lestari
The results of 86 replicated experiments on soybean (Glycine max) cultivation practices in eight provinces ± planned, conducted and analysed by farmers ± were examined to identify local differences in the effects of cultural practices on yield, and to explore the potential for farmers to improve their practices. Plant spacing [...]
English
Production system: Legumes
Cabbage Integrated Pest Management : an Ecological Guide
Training material
2000 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - Frederike Praasterink, Jan Willem Ketelaar
The ecological guides are technical reference manuals. They give background information and refer to exercises/studies that can be done in the field during training of trainers (TOT), farmers field schools (FFS) and action research to better understand a topic. The information in the guides is not specific for one country. [...]
English
Production system: Vegetables and Melons