Number of documents: 42
Experimental by Nature : Rice Farmers in Ghana
Information on projects
2010 - Human Organization - J.W. Bentley, P. Van Mele, G.K. Acheampong
A project in Ghana tried to encourage government extension agents to change their attitudes. Instead of merely teaching new techniques, they were supposed to engage rice farmers in a two-way learning experience. The extension agents accepted some of the project philosophy, but they still thought that the goal of the [...]
English
Production system: Crops
Formation en Gestion d’Entreprises Associatives Rurales en Agroalimentaire. Version adaptée pour l'Afrique francophone. Manuel de renforcement des capacités - Guide du Facilitateur
Training material
2010 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - Florence Tartanac, Pilar Santacoloma, Alexandra Röttger
L’objectif de ce guide est de faciliter la planification et la mise en œuvre des
sessions de formation. Il fait partie du cours de Gestion d’entreprises associatives
rurales en agroalimentaire et a été conçu pour les facilitateurs qui possèdent
des connaissances et une expérience en ce qui concerne les aspects techniques de
la formation, [...]
French
Production system:
Analysis of Effect of Farmer Field School approach on Adoption of Biological Control on Rice Producer’ Producer’ Characteristics in Iran
Impact assessment
2010 - American-Eurasian Journal of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences - Gholamreza Dinpanah, Mehdi Mirdamadi, Ali Badragheh, Jafar Masoud Sinaki and Fakhraledine Aboeye
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, [...]
English
Production system: Cereals
The Impact of participation in Diversity Field Fora on Farmer Management of Millet and Sorghum varieties in Mali
Impact assessment
2010 - African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics (AfJARE) - Melinda Smale, Lamissa Diakité, Amadou Sidibé, Mikkel Grum, Hannah Jones, Issa Seni Traore and Hamidou Guindo
Malian farmers have been cultivating millet and sorghum for millennia, but they are slow to adopt and develop modern varieties because it is difficult to observe the difference in yields in their fields, given the challenging local growing conditions. Farmer participatory approaches are therefore recommended. This paper applies an instrumental [...]
English
Production system: Cereals, Pastures /Fodder trees
Farmer Field School: A Peace Corps Experience
Audiovisual material
2010 - Jessie Luna -
A video for incoming Peace Corps Volunteers or other extension agents working in rural agricultural development. Explains a bit of the background of Farmer Field Schools and some of the work of an agricultural volunteer in Mali, West Africa.
If you are curious about what Peace Corps Volunteers who know [...]
English
Production system: Crops
The ‘Business’ of the Public Sector: Extension in Transition and the Balance of Powers
Technical background material
2008 - Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education (AIAEE) - William M. Rivera
The paper addresses the public sector’s role in agricultural extension. The first part of the paper subtitled ‘Extension in Transition’ reviews the ideological and technological changes that have occurred since the 1980s and stresses the importance of educating producers and establishing a climate where they begin to organize themselves for [...]
English
Production system:
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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English
Production system:
Preparing farmer groups to engage successfully with markets - A field guide for five key skill sets
Training material
2007 - CRS and RII-CIAT Agroenterprise Study Tour Group -
The field guide aims to provide pointers for program managers and field staff on how to foster several skill sets crucial for preparing groups of poor farmers who are at a very early stage of engaging in markets and who aspire to successful agroenterprise development.
English
Production system:
The Clustering Approach to Agroenterprise Development for Small Farmers: The CRS-Philippines Experience. A Guidebook for Facilitators.
Training material
2007 - Catholic Relief Services - Jessan S. Catre, Floro T. Israel, Lionel D. Mendoza, Joan Cua Uy, Dinah Q. Tabbada, Alexander U. Tabbada
This guidebook has been designed for Field Facilitators who have adequate field experience in community development work. The production of this guidebook was also made in response to the request of other development organizations to assist them on how to adopt, adapt and implement Agroenterprise Development in linking small farmers [...]
English
Production system:
Organic cocoa production : a guide for Farmer Field Schools in Sierra Leone
Training material
2007 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - Cora Dankers, Chris Newell
The objective of the guide is to promote participants' production and export quality cocoa in sufficient quantities to fulfill export contracts
English
Production system: Beverages/Spice crops