Global Farmer Field School Platform
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Empowering Sri Lankan Paddy Farmers through Innovative Learning: Launch of Farmer Field Days and Nenawagawa Digital Platform

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Celebration of the training of facilitators and master trainers in Burundi: A Key Step towards Sustainable Agriculture in Burundi

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Unlocking the potential of farmer field schools to achieve gender equality

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Transforming rice farming landscape: FAO Sri Lanka Trains 289 Agriculture Extension Officers

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Farmer field schools as safe spaces for empowerment and transformative change

Themes

Climate Change
COVID-19
Forestry
Gender and social inclusion
Nutrition
Fisheries and Aquaculture
Youth
Livestock
Business
Institutionalization and Policy
Integrated Pest Management
Fall armyworm

Join the Global Community of Practice of Farmer Field Schools!

The Global FFS discussion group (Dgroup) is an e-mail group through which the global FFS community can interact by sharing information, knowledge and advice. Members discuss experiences and reflect on how to deal with specific challenges. With more than 2000 members from 135 countries, the d-group network is constantly growing. Webinars and facilitated discussions related to Field Schools or technical topics are organized through the Dgroup. 

Library


The library brings together existing publications related to the field schools approach, including articles, training materials, case studies, and impact evaluations from different regions.

Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning

Do you need guidance and tools to help farmer field schools bring the change expected? Learn to set up a robust monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) system.

Success stories

Here you will find a selection of stories from the field, relating the experiences of FFS participants, facilitators, or FFS experts.

A Farmer Field School brings together a group of farmers, livestock herders or fisherfolk, to learn on how to shift towards more sustainable production practices, by better understanding complex agro-ecosystems and by enhancing ecosystem services. A FFS group meets regularly during a production cycle, setting up experimentation and engaging in hands-on learning to improve skills and knowledge that will help adapt practices to their specific context. The FFS empowers individuals and groups to move towards more sustainable practices and improve livelihoods. [More here]