24 April 2017
Pastoralism and agro-pastoralism - predominant livelihood systems in the drylands of Eastern Africa - are facing new challenges.
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On 27 February, 21 Master Trainers, including four women, graduated from a three-month Agropastoral Field School (APFS) Master Trainer course held at the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Sheikh Technical Veterinary School (ISTVS) in Sheikh, Somaliland. As Master Trainers, the graduates are...
03 March 2017 - 03 March 2017
A briefing and capacity building session on the Farmer Field School Guidance Document published in 2016 is planned on the 3rd March in Nairobi at UNON Gigiri, 10-12 am. This session has been organised in connection with a mission to...
In San Andrés de Tupicocha, Department of Lima, 3700m, 20 facilitators are training as part of a project piloting state certification of FFS facilitators. The pilot begun in August 2016 and will last seven months. While training, the facilitators have...
28 February 2017 - 02 March 2017
The many successful experiences in applying the Farmer Field School (FFS) approach to livestock production have raised interest among Governments, NGOs, the private sector and other stakeholders to design new livestock-focused field school interventions. However, there is a lack of...