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More than half of the world’s cotton is produced by Asian farmers, the majority of them small landholders with plot sizes of less than one-half hectare. Within Asia, cotton production is diverse and this diversity manifests itself among the countries participating in the FAO-EU Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Programme for [...]

Desde el inicio, la extensión agrícola ha sido concebida como parte de un sistema de transferencia de tecnologías en el sentido uni-direccional: desde los centros de investigación hacia las fincas de los productores. A pesar de las buenas intenciones y la inversión de una considerable cantidad de recursos, los modelos [...]

El interés por la implementación de las ECAs en el altiplano boliviano y su ejecución en la cosecha de la papa.

The farmer field school (FFS) is a season long training of farmers involving participatory activities, hands-on analysis and decision making. Because it requires significant investments in time, trainers and other facilities, the approach can be an expensive way of diffusing new science-based knowledge and other information to farmers. However, if [...]

The purpose of this case is to present a description and analysis of the development achieved by IPM trained farmers in one sub-district. The case reveals IPM farmers in the context of not only IPM field activities, but, because IPM is a community affair, in the context of their communities. The information presented in [...]