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Farmer field schools (FFS) are a common approach used to transfer specialist knowledge, promote skills and empower farmers around the world. At least 10 million farmers in 90 countries have attended such schools. We conducted a systematic review of evidence on FFS implementation to investigate whether FFS make a difference, to [...]

Los Sistemas de Extensión y Transferencia de Tecnología Agraria (SETTA) son un elemento clave para acelerar la innovación agrícola y el cambio tecnológico (Evenson, 2001; Fan, Zhang, y Rao, 2004; Davis et al., 2010) y así contribuir a la reducción de la pobreza y al mejoramiento de las condiciones de vida [...]

The overall objective of the report was to review barriers and opportunities that exist in agricultural extension approaches in enhancing production and commercialiation of various value chains in Kenya, Africa. Further, to identify alternative agricultural extension models among other stakeholders. Recommendations are further presented at the end of the report. [...]

The ecosystem-based Farmer Field Schools (FFS) approach provides an excellent platform that is flexible and responsive to meeting the requisite tailored skills of the farmers. As pastoralists cover large parts of Africa, are especially vulnerable to food insecurity, climatic changes, and often do not receive specific programmes of education, the [...]

Farmer Field Schools' Master Trainers' course for Northern Uganda. In response to the pronouncement that Government programmes adopt Farmer Field Schools by His Excellency, the President of the Republic of Uganda Yoweri Kaguta Museveni in 2008, FAO trained 21 frontline Government extension staff from Northern Uganda in the methodology. Graduated [...]

The article focuses on a sustainable intensification of agricultural production without the dependence of pesticides. It takes into account the work that FAO has done with Asian governments in improving IPM strategies.

Short overview of FFS partners and impacts in Jordan.

While government of Uganda and its development partners are targeting farmer groups as the vehicle for agricultural development, there is limited empirical evidence on what drives membership to these groups. Using the Uganda Census of Agriculture 2008/9 data, this paper reveals low levels of membership both at individual and household [...]