Number of documents: 50
How can the farmer field school approach be used to support agroecological transitions in family farming in the Global South?
Technical background material
2022 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) -
The key to implementing farmer field schools (FFS) is to trigger an experimentation process based on collaboration between a group of farmers and a facilitator. The purpose of this document is to provide project managers, technicians and designers with practical information on how to use the FFS approach and adapt [...]
Global -
English
Production system:
Young Entrepreneur brings Smart Learning
Audiovisual material
2020 - Access Agriculture -
Use of Solar Powered Smart Projector in Bihar by Young Entrepreneur. Extension for landless.
English
Production system: Crops, Vegetables and Melons, Fruits and Nuts, Pastures /Fodder trees
(Agro)Forestry, Advisory systems and extension, Agrobiodiversity, Agroecology, Climate change, Emergency/disaster risk reduction (DRR), Empowerment and social inclusion, Facilitation and non-formal education, Farm and enterprise management, Rural and producer organizations, Sustainable production intensification
Young Entrepreneur brings smart farmer learning
Case study
2020 - Access Agriculture -
Short story about how Digital for Development money D4D from Belgian Government has helped establish a Young Entrepreneur in Bihar, India using a solar powered smart projector.
English
Production system: Crops, Cereals, Vegetables and Melons, Fruits and Nuts, Pastures /Fodder trees
(Agro)Forestry, Advisory systems and extension, Agrobiodiversity, Agroecology, Climate change, Emergency/disaster risk reduction (DRR), Empowerment and social inclusion, Facilitation and non-formal education, Farm and enterprise management, Rural and producer organizations, Sustainable production intensification
Farmer Field Schools on ZBNF - Anne Sophie, FAO - 23-11-2019, Guntur
Audiovisual material
2020 - AP ZBNF -
English
Production system:
Training of Farmer Field School Master Trainers and Facilitators in Rwanda
Key documents on FFS
2017 - Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources Rwanda, Belgian Development Agency - Somers Raf, Higiro Joseph, Gata Sylvia Salama, Busogoro Jean Pierre & Ndabamenye Telesphore
The comprehensive publication provides detailed information of how FFS Master Trainers and FFS Facilitators were trained in Rwanda. It describes the principles and methods, the training schedules as well as a all different activities during the seasonlong training. A must read for all projects and organisations applying FFS.
English
Production system: Crops, Livestock, Cereals, Vegetables and Melons, Fruits and Nuts, Oilseed crops, Root/Tuber crops, Legumes
Epistemological Fundamentals of Education in Agriculture in Cuba
Case study
2017 - Agrisost - Parrado Alvarez, Oscar L.
Spanish
Production system: Crops, Vegetables and Melons, Root/Tuber crops, Beverages/Spice crops, Legumes
Rumbo al instituto de agroecología de las mujeres del campo: Sistematización Primera Escuela Nacional de Agroecología “Sembradoras de Esperanzas”
Case study
2016 - Asociación Nacional de Mujeres Rurales e Indígenas (ANAMURI), IALA - Chile -
En concordancia con nuestras aspiraciones en la línea de la producción de
alimentos mediante la agroecología, con perspectiva de género, hacia la
soberanía alimentaria y a modo de compartir nuestras experiencias, hemos
sistematizado el proceso de formación realizado mediante nuestras escuelas
inter-regionales en 2014 y en 2015 la Escuela Nacional “Sembradoras de
Esperanzas”. Finalmente, la [...]
Spanish
Production system:
Validation de la stratégie d’harmonisation de l’approche Champ École Producteur (CEP) au Burundi - Bulletin Trimestriel d'Information de la FAO Burundi
Advocacy and policy
2015 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - Barnabé NDAYIKEZA
BULLETIN TRIMESTRIEL D’INFORMATION DE LA FAO BURUNDI
Bulletin FOCUS qui décrit les réalisations phares de la FAO Burundi pour le premier trimestre de l’année 2015.
French
Production system:
GUÍA METODOLÓGICA Para la implementación de Escuelas de Campo para Agricultores (ECA) en sistemas silvopastoriles agroecológicos
Training material
2015 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Colombia -
La presente guía para el desarrollo de las Escuelas de Campo para Agricultores (ECA) en sistemas silvopastoriles agroecológicos busca, a partir de las experiencias y el trabajo realizado en el municipio de Calamar, Guaviare, brindar a los técnicos facilitadores y productores las herramientas metodológicas, técnicas, prácticas y conceptuales para el [...]
Spanish
Production system: Livestock, Large Ruminants
The system of crop intensification: reports from the field on improving agricultural production, food security, and resilience to climate change for multiple crops
Impact assessment
2014 - Agriculture & Food Security - Binju Abraham, Hailu Araya, Tareke Berhe, Sue Edwards, Biksham Gujja, Ram Bahadur Khadka, Yang S Koma, Debashish Sen, Asif Sharif, Erika Styger, Norman Uphoff and Anil Verma
This review article reports on the productivity and other impacts being observed for many different crops in half a dozen countries for increasing food crop yields with lower cost and input requirements as well as more resilience to adverse effects of climate change. It also reports on mechanization innovations that [...]
English
Production system: Cereals, Vegetables and Melons, Oilseed crops, Legumes