Number of documents: 540
Reducing pesticide exposure and associated neurotoxic burden in an Ecuadorian small farm population
Impact assessment
2007 - International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health - Cole, D.C., S. Sherwood, M. Paredes, L. Helena Sanin, C. Crissman, P. Espinosa and F. Munoz
The contribution of community-based interventions, including farmer field schools (FFSs) in integrated pest management (IPM), to reducing pesticide exposures and associated neurotoxic burden among smallfarm families in Ecuador was assessed in three Andean farming communities in a co-design of targeted action–research. Baseline questionnaire surveys elicited pesticide-related knowledge, practices, and exposure [...]
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Workshop on Pesticide Risk Impact Assessment
Impact assessment
2007 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) -
Workshop Report
Under the project “Pesticide Risk Reduction in South East Asia”, an impact
assessment workshop was held in Ho Chi Minh City from 23 to 25 July, 2007. It was
attended by 10 participants from China, Cambodia and Vietnam. The participants
included independent impact assessment leaders from the Royal University of
Agriculture in Phnom [...]
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Regional institutionalization and scaling-up of farmer study group (FSG) activities - workshop report
Technical background material
2007 - STRATEGIC PLANNING WORKSHOP - George Onyango
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Regional Workshop on Curriculum Development for Pesticide Risk Reduction
Technical background material
2007 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - Ngo Tien Dung, Chou Chey Thyrith, Tim Stock, Gerd Walter-Echols, Helen Murphy and Alma Linda C. Morales-Abubakar
The workshop focused on the development of a regional conceptual
framework for curriculum development for pesticide risk reduction training. The workshop was also aimed at strengthening capacities of member countries to carry out these activities. The workshop included introductory presentations on risk reduction and the link between impact assessment and curriculum [...]
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Regional institutionalization and scaling up of farmer study group (FSG) activities phase 2 - institutional analysis
Technical background material
2007 - Danish agricultural Advisory Services & Danish Institute for International Studies - Esbern Friis-Hansen and Sanne Chipeta
An initiative to scale up and institutionalise farmer driven study groups in Eastern and Southern Africa, with a particular focus on commercialisation and market access
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Resource Manual on Integrated Production, Integrated Production and Pest Management and Pest Management (IPPM) in Rice
Training material
2006 - World Education (INGO) Philippines, Inc. -
This Resource Manual on Integrated Production and Pest Management (IPPM) in Rice is part of a series of training and learning instruments developed and published by World Education (INGO) Philippines, Inc. This manual was produced to promote better understanding of the rice ecosystem as well as to teach environmentally-friendly, healthy, [...]
English
Production system: Cereals
Farmer Field School for Potato Integrated Pest Management - A Facilitator’s Field Guide
Training material
2006 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - Sri Wahyuning, Warsito Tantowijoyo, Elske van de Fliert
This guide is meant as a reference for IPM FFS facilitators. It describes
exercises for the farmer field school learning process relating to sustainable
potato cultivation. This learning process begins with preparing fields for planting
and goes on right up to marketing harvest produce. These experiential learning
exercises are intended to empower farmers to [...]
English
Production system: Root/Tuber crops
An Ecological Guide to Potato Integrated Crop Management
Training material
2006 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), International Potato Center (CIP-ESEAP Region) - Warsito Tantowijoyo (CIP) and Elske van de Fliert (FAO)
In this handbook we have tried to use language understandable to farmers,
purposely keeping material as simple but as thorough as possible. It opens with an
explanation about the principles of integrated pest management, then moves on to
technical production topics about potatoes. These cover cultivation techniques, the
ecology of pests and natural enemies, [...]
English
Production system: Root/Tuber crops
Livestock Farmer Field Schools Guidelines for Facilitation and Technical Manual
Training material
2006 - International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) - Kim Groeneweg, Gertrude Buyu, Dannie Romney, Bruno Minjauw
This guide provides examples of FFS activities as well as basic livestock technical information to help new facilitators implement a livestock FFS.
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English
Production system: Livestock, Large Ruminants
Outline of Principles of Impact Evaluation - International Workshop on Impact Evaluation for Development
Technical background material
2006 - OECD -
The short article reviews the principles of doing impact evaluations.
Global -
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