Number of documents: 64
Pastoral and Agro-Pastoral Field School
Training material
2023 - Ethiopian Ministry for Agriculture and Horticulture Development Sector - Aresawum, M. Kidane, D. Gorfe, T. Teshome, G. Bazezew, S. Ahmed, M. Fisseha, T.
In sub-Saharan Africa, pastoralism is usually practiced especially in the arid lands where the climate is hot and dry with low and erratic rainfall and rugged terrain. The pastoralists are characterized by varying aspects of socio-cultural set ups, production forms and strategies of survival which include mobility. The pastoralists’ main [...]
English
Production system: Livestock
National Farmer Field School Guideline: Agriculture and Horticulture Extension lead Executive
Advocacy and policy
2023 - Ethiopian Ministry for Agriculture and Horticulture Development Sector - Ethiopian Ministry for Agriculture and Horticulture Development Sector
This Guideline addresses the Key Principles of FFS, Key elements of FFS, Conditions for successful FFS, Roles, and responsibilities of different stakeholders at all levels & master facilitators, standards to implement FFS, facilitator's guide with different Phases and steps for implementation of Field school (preparation, establishment & implementation), strategy for [...]
English
Production system:
Re-inventing agricultural trainings in times of COVID-19
Impact assessment
2021 - Oxfam Novib -
The spread of Covid-19, and the measures taken by authorities to contain it, meant an abrupt end to our ways of working. We shifted to internet and mobile phone connectedness, strengthened responsibilities of our partner organisations, and increased South-South communications directly between our partners, including cross-country exchange of experiences.
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Webinar on aquaculture field schools
Audiovisual material
2021 - Eastern Africa field schools hub -
Mr. Daniel Baha, a seasoned FS Master trainer has been involved in the training and setting up of Aquaculture Field Schools (AFS). In this presentation, he outlines the project concept, the design and progress made to date in the field.
English
Production system: Aquaculture
Sheep farmer field schools - A facilitators’ guide
Training material
2021 - FAO -
This guide is developed for facilitators of sheep Farmer Field Schools (FFS) for Azerbaijan sheep production systems. A brief overview of the contents of this guide follows below. Chapter 2 provides steps in setting up FFS programs. This chapter can be used for project managers as a guide to set [...]
English
Production system: Small Ruminants
EMPRENDIMIENTOS DE AGRICULTURA FAMILIAR PARA LA PAZ Metodologías para la innovación social y tecnológica para el desarrollo rural
Case study
2018 - FAO - Editor: Juan Izquierdo
The book systematizes experiences of hundreds of Farmer Field Schools (FFS) in Colombia, developed by FAO and other institutions, in multiple social projects to strengthen communities and family farming organizations. These efforts were aimed at promoting food security, self- consumption, livelihoods, social inclusion of ethnic groups, sustainable intensification [...]
Spanish
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
The Plant is the Teacher
Technical background material
2017 - Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources Rwanda, Belgian Development Agency - Somers Raf, Mary Rubibigango, Higiro Joseph, Gata Sylvia Salama
In Rwanda, more than 200,000 families by reached by an FFS program. The colorful publication provides an insights in the success of the farmer field school approach in Rwanda. It describes the principles, the FFS tools, the results, the scaling up and the sustainability.
English
Production system:
Farmers Field and Business School Toolkit
Training material
2015 - CARE International - Dr. Maureen Miruka; Emily HIllenbrand; Elly Kaganzi; Charlotte Newman; Dr. Bethann Cottrell; Dr. Jemimah Njuki; Elizabeth Kruger, Dr. Pranati Mohanraj; Siddiquee Nurul Amin
A series of tools to work with farmers in Farmers Field and Business Schools for experiential learning that focuses on agriculture, marketing, gender, nutrition, and monitoring and evaluation
English
Production system: Crops, Livestock, Cereals, Vegetables and Melons, Root/Tuber crops, Small Ruminants
The Role of Farmer Field Schools Approach in Improving Tea Production among Smallholding in Kenya
Impact assessment
2015 - Universal Journal of Agricultural Research - Evans L. Chimoita, Gatahi Dennis Maina, Dennis Opiyo Olila, Joseph P.Gweyi Onyango
The main objective was to determine the role of Farmer Field Schools extension
approach and eventual outcome tea production among small scale farmers in Kenya. The study assessed the trends and the influence of Farmer Field Schools (FFS) approach in addressing productivity of tea leaves. Research findings revealed a positive trend [...]
English
Production system: Beverages/Spice crops