Global Farmer Field School Platform
Number of documents: 15

Escuela de campo en agroforestería: una experiencia en Imbabura, Ecuador

Case study

2003 - LEISA Revista de Agroecología - Máximo Ochoa
El artículo explora la adaptación de la ECA al contexto forestal en Ecuador.
South America - Ecuador
Spanish
Production system: Others
(Agro)Forestry, Facilitation and non-formal education

El cultivo de la Papa en Ecuador

Training material

2002 - INIAP - Estación Experimental Santa Catalina, Centro Internacional de la Papa - Manuel Pumisacho, Stephen Sherwood
El Capítulo 4 describe las principales plagas del país y comparte experiencias sobre su manejo. Incluye una sección sobre los pesticidas más comunes, sus efectos en la salud humana y en la productividad, tanto como el manejo adecuado de los mismos.
South America - Ecuador
Spanish
Production system: Root/Tuber crops
Human health, Integrated pest management, Pesticides

Participatory research and training: ten lessons from the Farmer Field Schools (FFS) in the Andes

Case study

2001 - Currents - Swedish University of Agri-cultural Sciences (SLU) - G. Thiele, R. Nelson, O. Ortiz, and S. Sherwood
This article presents ten lessons learnt from the implementation of FFS in the Andes, South America.
South America - Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Ecuador, Peru
English
Production system:
Empowerment and social inclusion, Facilitation and non-formal education, Integrated pest management, Research and innovation

Escuelas de Campo de Primer Ciclo. Período 2001-2002: Lecciones Aprendidas

Training material

2001 - Instituto Nacional Autónomo de Investigaciones Agropecuarias - Manuel Pumisacho, Fabián Montesdeoca
Programa Nacional de raíces y tuberculos rubro papa.
South America - Ecuador
Spanish
Production system: Root/Tuber crops
Facilitation and non-formal education, Food safety and quality, Integrated pest management

Farmer Field Schools for ecological potato production in the Andes

Case study

2000 - LEISA Magazine - Stephen Sherwood, Rebecca Nelson, Graham Thiele and Oscar Ortiz
Various partners are working with farmers to strengthen local innovative capacity as a means of enhancing production and integrated management of potato in the Andes. Groups in Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia have used the Farmer Field School approach as a jumping-off point to tackle a range of challenges, most notably knowledge [...]
South America - Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Ecuador, Peru
English
Production system: Root/Tuber crops
Agroecology, Integrated pest management, Seeds, planting material & varieties
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