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 Junior Farmer Field Schools
 Concept Papers on School Gardening

LIFE SKILLS
Life skills manual (Information Collection and Exchange, 2001)
A resource book compiled and adapted by the Peace Corps from materials created by WHO, UNESCO, ACTIONAID, Ministry of Education Zimbabwe and UNICEF.

MONEY MANAGEMENT AND BOOK KEEPING
Simple bookkeeping and business management skills: facilitator's guide (FAO, 1994)
A facilitator's guide to train semi-literate people in simple bookkeeping and business management skills.

JUNIOR FARMER FIELD SCHOOLS
Community integrated pest management (2002)
Farmer Field School ideas and training material:
1. Participatory ecology training: a field guide for IPM training (2000) by Nanang Budiyanto
This Guide is based on field work carried out over a period of more than five years in Indonesia. The 18 exercises have also been used as part of IPM training courses in China, Bangladesh and Thailand.
2. Living soils: training exercises for integrated soil management (2000) by William Settle
Consists of 31 exercises with accompanying reference material compiled and edited by Dr William Settle, Senior Ecology Consultant to the FAO Programme for Community IPM in Asia. All exercises have been field tested in training sessions in Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia and Bangladesh.

CONCEPT PAPERS ON SCHOOL GARDENING
School Gardens concept note (FAO, 2004)
This concept note on School Gardens aims to assist governments in the preparation of School Garden programmes, which combine food production with teaching children about agriculture, nutrition and other related subject at national and local levels.
Revisiting garden-based learning in basic education (FAO, 2004)
Commissioned by FAO and UNESCO, this document aims at providing practical guidance and clearer understanding on garden-based learning and its contributions to basic education.
Last updated: Saturday, September 30th, 2006 © FAO, 2006.