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This paper presents an application of a two and three stages difference in differences model to measure environmental and economic impacts of Farmer Field School on crop and pest management practices of rice in Thailand. Panel data from 241 farm households were collected three times over a period of four [...]

The overall purpose of this project is to assist farmers in Central and West Java to increase their returns from the potato and Brassica production system by adapting proven Australian, Indonesian and CIP technologies to conditions in Central and West Java to develop best local farming practices. The project will: 1. [...]

The SRI (System of Rice Intensification) Facilitators Guide is intended to support farmers’ learning in SRI. It recognizes that there is no one lesson, single strategy, program or course that meets all the needs of farmers in SRI methodology. Supporting farmers in acquiring SRI skills requires on-going work by Facilitators/Development [...]

Agricultural extension systems in sub-Saharan Africa are increasingly using participatory approaches to improve technology adoption by smallholder farmers. This approach has been successful particularly in low-rainfall areas, where adoption is traditionally slow. Crop productivity, farm incomes and food security have improved as a result. ICRISAT worked with Zimbabwe’s Department of [...]

The broad objective of the local chicken FFS is to improve income and household food security in the smallholders farming system.

Desde el inicio, la extensión agrícola ha sido concebida como parte de un sistema de transferencia de tecnologías en el sentido uni-direccional: desde los centros de investigación hacia las fincas de los productores. A pesar de las buenas intenciones y la inversión de una considerable cantidad de recursos, los modelos [...]

El caso de la provincia del Carchi, en el norte del Ecuador según su manejo de plaguicidas y fertilizantes a través de ECAs en cuanto a la producción de la papa.

Ce manuel introductif a pour objectif de fournir des informations de base sur les options disponibles pour une production de cacao qui respecte l’écologie. Il s’adresse aux agents de vulgarisation agricole, aux groupements de planteurs, aux étudiants d’université et à toute autre personne impliquée dans le programme intégré de lutte [...]