Global Farmer Field School Platform
Number of documents: 11

Impact of Farmer Field Schools on adoption of soil water and nutrient management technologies in dry areas of Zimbabwe

Impact assessment

2004 - International crop research Institute for the semi-arid Tropics (ICRISAT - International Crop Research Institute for the semi-arid tropics) - Rusike, J and Masendeke, D and Twomlow, S J and Heinrich, G M
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 [...]
Eastern Africa, Southern Africa - Zimbabwe
English
Production system:
Advisory systems and extension, Food safety and quality, Monitoring and Evaluation, Soil, Sustainable production intensification, Water
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