Global Farmer Field School Platform

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Transitioning field schools to safe, socially distanced learning environments in Senegal
News 08 July 2020
In the Casamance region of Senegal, lies the second biggest city, Ziguinchor. Plagued with arid soils and an inescapably long dry season, the region largely relies on an import-based food system for a majority of their needs, including fruits and...
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Event 03 July 2020 - 03 July 2020
Organized by the African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (AFAAS), Eastern Africa Hub and the Global Farmer Field School Platform from FAO’s Plant Production and Protection Division (AGP). Co-organized with the Resilient Food Systems Programme (RFS).  At the request of many...
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Stopping COVID-19 from reaching family farmers in Angola through farmer field schools
News 11 June 2020
In the most remote areas of Angola, the wave of coronavirus infections that has swept the world has not yet reached deep into the villages and farming communities. A new joint campaign launched by FAO with Angola’s Ministry of Agriculture...
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Farmer field schools approach successfully supporting Georgian small-scale producers to link with market demands
News 11 June 2020
Georgia is a post-soviet country from South Caucasus. In 2018, FAO started to support the agricultural sector in Georgia under the EU-funded European Neighborhood Programme for Agriculture and Rural Development (ENPARD). In 2014, The European Union signed an Association Agreement...
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Register now! gLOCAL Evaluation Week 2020
Event 01 June 2020 - 05 June 2020
On behalf of CLEAR / J-PAL South Asia, we invite you to attend gLOCAL Evaluation Week 2020, a global monitoring and evaluation (M&E) knowledge-sharing movement, led by the World Bank’s CLEAR initiative. During this week (June 1-5), we bring together events under...
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