30 years after the creation of FFS, the landscape of knowledge and information has changed dramatically. Challenges with infrastructure, digital literacy, gender-digital divide, cost of access and capacity development need to be addressed to promote sustainable use of ICTs in...

The Fall Armyworm (FAW) (Spodoptera frugiperda), a transboundary insect pest native of the Americas, was first officially reported in India late July 2018, initially confined to the Southern State of Karnataka. Despite multiple measures implemented, due to its biology and...

The FFS Team will facilitate a Curriculum development workshop on FFS on natural farming and agroecology in Andhra Pradesh, India from 20 to 23 November. It will gather scientists, non formal education expert and FFS Master Trainers to create practical...

Background Farmer Field Schools (FFS) continue to be used across the globe as an educational methodology in rural development. As FFS grow, stakeholders and donors have raised concerns regarding the applicability, targeting, cost-effectiveness,...

Following the 25-year of the IPM development and implementation in the country, it is a time to bring all relevant stakeholders to meet and discuss the past, present and future of the IPM’s best practices and learns learnt.  In this...