Global Farmer Field School Platform
Number of documents: 733

Guía del Manejo Integrado de Plagas (MIP) para técnicos y productores

Training material

2016 - JICA - Rutz, Donald A., and J. Keith Waldron
En esta guía, se explica sobre el concepto de MIP, varias medidas de control, y otras informaciones útiles. Espero que los extensionistas y productores hagan observación lo más frecuente posible.
Spanish
Production system: Cereals, Vegetables and Melons, Legumes

Rumbo al instituto de agroecología de las mujeres del campo: Sistematización Primera Escuela Nacional de Agroecología “Sembradoras de Esperanzas”

Case study

2016 - Asociación Nacional de Mujeres Rurales e Indígenas (ANAMURI), IALA - Chile -
En concordancia con nuestras aspiraciones en la línea de la producción de alimentos mediante la agroecología, con perspectiva de género, hacia la soberanía alimentaria y a modo de compartir nuestras experiencias, hemos sistematizado el proceso de formación realizado mediante nuestras escuelas inter-regionales en 2014 y en 2015 la Escuela Nacional “Sembradoras de Esperanzas”. Finalmente, la [...]
Spanish
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Farmer Field Schools Approach for Agroforestry & Natural Resource Development

Technical background material

2016 - JICA and Orimia Bureau of Agriculture - JICA and Orimia Bureau of Agriculture
This is a 8 page brochure of FFS for social forest extention in Ethiopia.
English
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Distress migration and youth in protracted crises. The Junior Farmer Field and Life Schools approach

Technical background material

2016 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - Francesca dalla Valle, Laura Deotti
This guidance note outlines how increasing livelihood support and employment opportunities for youth can: 1. reduce distress migration, addressing it at its root causes in countries of origin, and help to address causes of instability or conflict; 2. meet the immediate livelihood needs of young IDPs and refugees and give them ‘portable’ [...]
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Revealing the hidden face, enhancing the role of women farmers: A gender impact assessment study of CABI interventions in Muzaffargarh, Punjab and Skardu, Gilgit Baltistan

Case study

2016 - Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences International - Malik, M. Khan, B.N. Ahmed, S. Aslam, N. Ali, I. Romney, D.
Working with women in the agriculture sector in Pakistan poses a challenge as agricultural extension and development staff are predominantly male and interactions for women with men outside the family are culturally not acceptable. At the same time, women in Pakistan play an equal role in agriculture as well as [...]
English
Production system: Crops

Report of the Knowledge exchange on the promotion of efficient rice farming practices, Farmer Field School curriculum development and value chains

Technical background material

2016 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
A total of 33 participants (10 women) participated in the Regional Rice Initiative – Workshop cum Study Tour on knowledge exchange on Farmer Field School curriculum development for promotion of efficient rice farming practices and value chains. Field visits were made to Sleman (Rice-Fish farming and “jajar legowo”) and Boyalali [...]
English
Production system: Cereals, Aquaculture, Fisheries

Save and Grow: Minimum Tillage Potato IPM in Rice-Based Cropping Systems in Vietnam.

Case study

2015 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - Yuriko SHOJI FAO, Jan Willem KETELAAR
English
Production system: Cereals, Root/Tuber crops

Nutrition hanbook for farmer field schools

Training material

2015 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) -
This handbook is written so that participating farmers and their families can equitably address food production and nutrition issues for good health. FFS participants are encouraged to share what they learn with farmers in their community, schools and other community groups so that their whole community benefits. Persons working in [...]
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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