Global Farmer Field School Platform
Number of documents: 19

Village poultry, food security and HIV / AIDS mitigation

Case study

2008 - LEISA Magazine - Robyn Alders , Robyn Alders , Brigitte Bagnol , Mohamed Harun , Mary Young
Southern Africa - Mozambique, Zimbabwe
English
Production system: Poultry
Food and nutrition security, Human health, Pastoralism and livestock, Value chains, Youth/Juniors

The Farmer Field School approach – history, global assessment and success stories

Key documents on FFS

2008 - International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) - Arnoud Braun and Deborah Duveskog
Background Paper for the IFAD Rural Poverty Report 2011. 1. THE HISTORY OF THE FARMER FIELD SCHOOL APPROACH.GLOBAL ASSESSMENT OF FARMER FIELD SCHOOLS. CASE STUDIES: FARMER FIELD SCHOOL NETWORKS (REGION: SUB SAHARAN AFRICA); JUNIOR FARMER FIELD AND LIFE SCHOOLS (REGION: SUB SAHARAN AFRICA);INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF FARMERS-LED IPM IN PAKISTAN (REGION: [...]
Eastern Africa, Southern Africa, South Asia, Global - Kenya, Mozambique, Pakistan
English
Production system:
FS sustainability, Integrated pest management, Policies and institutions, Youth/Juniors

Getting started! Running a Junior Farmer field and Life school

Training material

2007 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) -
Global -
English
Production system:
Facilitation and non-formal education, Human health, Monitoring and Evaluation, Other, Youth/Juniors

Child participation in Junior Farmer Field Schools (vocational education)

Training material

2006 - Catholic Relief Services - Carolyn Fanelli
Southern Africa - Zimbabwe
English
Production system:
Empowerment and social inclusion, Facilitation and non-formal education, Youth/Juniors

Junior Farmer Field Life Schools in Namibia

Case study

2006 - Emergency Nutrition Network (ENN) - Kiwan W. Cato
The document revises the implementation of Junior Farmer Field Life Schools (JFFSLS) in Namibia, its challenges and lessons learned.
Southern Africa - Namibia
English
Production system:
Youth/Juniors

The Children’s Participation in Integrated Production and Pest Management (CP IPPM) program - Manual on Social Mobilization and Advocacy (SMA)

Training material

2005 - World Education (INGO) Philippines, Inc. -
South-East Asia - Philippines
English
Production system:
Facilitation and non-formal education, Farm and enterprise management, Integrated pest management, Rural and producer organizations, Youth/Juniors

Growing Up in the REAL World

Case study

2004 - LEISA Magazine - Andrew Bartlett and Marut Jatiket
REAL stands for Rural Ecology and Agricultural Livelihoods. REAL Education is an integrated learning process in which school children explore what is happening on local farms, gain an understanding of ecology, and develop critical thinking skills with respect to environmental, health and social problems. REAL Education is now an international movement, [...]
South-East Asia - Thailand
English
Production system:
Agroecology, Facilitation and non-formal education, Youth/Juniors

Experiencia de ECAs en la enseñanza práctica del MIP en universidades y escuelas agrícolas de Nicaragua, Honduras y El Salvador

Case study

2003 - LEISA Revista de Agroecología - Orlando Cáceres , Alfredo Rueda , Julio López Montes
Artículo que indaga sobre las ECAs en Centroamérica y el sector educativo superior.
Central America - El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua
Spanish
Production system:
Other, Policies and institutions, Youth/Juniors

The Health Effects of Pesticide Use Methods to Conduct Community Studies with School Age Children

Training material

1997 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - Helen Murphy
These materials and exercises will help school children understand the dangers of pesticide use. The author is interviewed about her work during the Toxic Trail Documentary.
Global -
English
Production system:
Human health, Pesticides, Youth/Juniors
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