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![Training Workshops for Farmer Field School trainers on “Farmer Field Schools for Fall Armyworm IPM” Training Workshops for Farmer Field School trainers on “Farmer Field Schools for Fall Armyworm IPM”](/fileadmin/user_upload/farmer-field-schools/images/large_1_25411866467_bfbd71374a_k.jpg)
Event 09 April 2018 - 27 April 2018
FAO is organizing two sub-regional training workshops on Farmer Field Schools (FFS) for Integrated Pest Management (IPM) of Fall Army Worm (FAW).
One workshop will be held in Yaoundé, Cameroun from the 9th to 15th of April and involve 31 participants...
Production system: Cereals
News 04 April 2018
The mechanical control intervention against the Fall Armyworm - The case of Embu county pilot project
An update on the FAW response programme
The situation
The FAO SFE Global Fall Army Worm (FAW) (Spodoptera frugiperda) Emergency response programme has just finalized a mechanical control...
Production system: Cereals
![How Farmer field schools influence social dynamics, gender equality, community empowerment and social inclusion How Farmer field schools influence social dynamics, gender equality, community empowerment and social inclusion](/fileadmin/user_upload/farmer-field-schools/images/large_1_senegal uganda lucie.jpg)
Event 04 April 2018 - 05 April 2018
Two presentations of the case studies on FFS and social dimensions done by Lucie Chocholata in Senegal and in Uganda will take place early april in Czech Republic.
How Farmer field schools influence social dynamics, gender equality, community empowerment and social inclusion...
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![International Symposium on Agroecology: Scaling Up agroecology to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) International Symposium on Agroecology: Scaling Up agroecology to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)](/fileadmin/user_upload/farmer-field-schools/images/large_1_agroeco.jpg)
Event 03 April 2018 - 05 April 2018
Agroecology brings together scientific disciplines, social concepts and practices. The scientific core of agroecology is based on applying ecological concepts and principles to optimize interactions between plants, trees, animals, humans and the environment. In addition, agroecology places social issues at...
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![NGO Access Agriculture and their work on FFS NGO Access Agriculture and their work on FFS](/fileadmin/user_upload/farmer-field-schools/images/large_1_ACESS AGRI.jpg)
News 12 March 2018
Access Agriculture is an International NGO that envisions to improve livelihoods of rural communities through sustainable agricultural practices and entrepreneurship. Access Agriculture promotes innovations in sustainable agriculture and rural enterprises through capacity development and South-South exchange of quality farmer-to-farmer training...
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