Farmer field schools (FFS) were developed over 30 years ago as an alternative to more top-down extension models so that farmers could engage in participatory learning, particularly through field experiments. While focusing on empowering farmers in general, FFS have often...

This Tuesday, July 18, 2023 saw the launch of the refresher course for master trainers and facilitators of agropastoral field schools on the feeding, health monitoring and reproduction of small ruminants. Over a six-week period, thirty-eight participants from Burkina Faso, Mali,...

Blantyre, 14-15-16 June 2023 – Over 120 participants from 35 countries representing farmers, governments, international organizations, private sectorand civil society gathered during three days for the FAO Global Forum onthe Future of Farmer Field Schools for Sustainable Agrifood Systems. Exciting discussions...

In 2023, FAO is launching a process to take stock of recent innovations in FFS and to brainstorm on priorities for action, laying the foundations for upgrading FFS to fit emerging challenges through a new FAO-wide Value-Added Impact Area (VAIA)...

Highlights:  FFS is a non-formaleducation approachthat has been facilitatingthe empowerment of farmersin over 100 countries for more than 30 years.  Recent estimates indicate that every year between 400 000 and 1 million farmers are trained through FFS worldwide.  June 10, 2023. This June 14,15 and...