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A field experiment was conducted to study the effect of Zn application methods on growth and yield parameters, Zn concentrations and Zn bioavailability in rice grains of two genotypes (NIA-Mehran and Shandar). The study revealed that zinc application had a positive impact on zinc bioavailability for humans by reducing phytic [...]

This document, Part 1: Climate-smart agriculture practices compendium, forms a key component of the standardized, one-curriculum package developed for the Climate-Smart Farmer Field School (FFS) initiative in Jordan.Launched under the "Building Resilience to Cope with Climate Change in Jordan" (BRCCJ) project, this initiative empowers smallholder farmers to enhance water use [...]

This document, Part 6: Farmer Field School digital support of this curriculum, delves into the integration of digital tools within the Climate-smart Farmer Field School (CS-FFS) model. Recognizing the vital role of digital support in modern agriculture, particularly in the face of climate change, this module equips both facilitators and [...]

Working with women in the agriculture sector in Pakistan poses a challenge as agricultural extension and development staff are predominantly male and interactions for women with men outside the family are culturally not acceptable. At the same time, women in Pakistan play an equal role in agriculture as well as [...]

The present study was conducted in the central region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), Pakistan comprising seven districts: Peshawar, Charsadda, Nowshera, Mardan, Swabi, Kohat and Hangu, during 2010. The objective was to analyze the perceived effect of Farmer Field School (FFS) approach on farmers’ capacity in controlling pre- and postharvest losses. [...]

The paper focuses on the impact of farmer field schools (FFS) on social wellbeing of farming community. For this purpose, six districts from the central region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa including Peshawar, Charsadda, Nowshera, Mardan, Swabi and Kohat were selected. Data were collected on various aspects of social wellbeing of farming [...]

The study was conducted in 2011 to examine the role of FFS in enhancing skills of farming community in the central region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

Recently the Government of KP has introduced a new extension approach i.e Farmers’ Field Schools (FFS) to build the capacity of farmers through discovery based learning. The present paper is based on the study designed to analyze the participation of farmers in the FFS as an alternative extension strategy to [...]

This study performed an economic impact analysis of the Farmer Field Schools (FFS) training program in three major cotton producing countries in Asia; namely China, India and Pakistan. The training program is based on the Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach launched by the “FAO-EU IPM Program for Cotton in Asia”. In the three [...]