In Afghanistan, 100 livestock and 60 wheat Farmer Field School (FFS) facilitators were trained in 2023 across five regions by FAO national master trainers, and they have already begun conducting FFS sessions. So far, 560 livestock FFS have been established,...
14 December 2018
What has been the impact of FFS over the past 15 years?
What are the core domains of FFS impact: productivity, input use, adaptation to climate change, people’s empowerment, gender…?
How is impact measured – and what could be improved?...
FAO has published a new Blue Growth blog post online, entitled Strengthening integrated aquatic plant and animal farming in the rice fields of Lao PDR.
The innovative “Blue Growth” field work done in Lao PDR was supported within context of...
15 May 2018 - 15 May 2018
Livestock Farmer Field Schools (FFSs) are “schools without walls” where groups of small-scale livestock producers test and adapt good agricultural and marketing practices that help them to sustainably improve their, and their families’, livelihoods. Over the past two decades, Livestock...
12 June 2017
A Refresher Training of Trainers on Soil Health in Rice-based Farming Systems was held in Cebu City, Philippines on 5-9 June 2017. A total of 25 participants (12 women) participated in the workshop.
The second of a...