Number of documents: 72
Theoretical perspectives of the learning process in Farmer Field Schools
Documentos claves sobre ECA
2006 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - Deborah Duveskog
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A Global Survey and Review of Farmer Field School Experiences
Documentos claves sobre ECA
2006 - ILRI - Arnoud Braun, Janice Jiggins, Niels Röling, Henk van den Berg and Paul Snijders
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First Regional meeting Report: Expansion of Farmer Field School Programme in Eastern and Southern Africa
Información sobre proyectos
2006 - GCP/RAF/399/IFA -
This report describes the 1st Regional meeting of the Expansion of Farmer Field School Programme in Eastern and Southern Africa Project held in Kakamega, Western Kenya from 13-17 November 2006. The meeting was organised into three main parts 1) Country presentations and discussions, 2) Field visit to FFS groups and [...]
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Farmer Field Schools to promote Integrated Pest Management in Asia : the FAO experience
Documentos técnicos de referencia
2005 - International Rice Research Institute - Andrew Bartlett
This case examines some of the human – as opposed to technological –
factors that have influenced the scaling up of the FFS. Organisational issues
such as leadership, policy, human resources and competition help to explain
why the IPM field school has taken off in some places and not in others.
Examples are taken [...]
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Las Escuelas de Campo para Agricultores (ECAs) en el PESA-Nicaragua. Una experiencia participativa de extensión para contribuir a la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional en Nicaragua
Estudio de caso
2005 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - Ramiro Ortiz
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From reductionism to farmer innovation systems: implications for multi-stakeholder collaboration and learning in Uganda
Estudio de caso
2005 - International Farming Systems Association (IFSA) - Chris Opondo, Joshua Zake, Ann Stroud, Joseph Tanui, Ronald Lutalo and Rogers Kanzikwera
This paper illustrates that the transition to promoting farmer innovation systems requires a total change in mindsets and in strategies for conducting formal research.
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An effective approach of safe vegetable production: a case of community vegetable integrated pest management in Kunming city, Yunan province
Estudio de caso
2005 - National Agro-technical Extension and Service Center, Ministry of Agriculture, China - Puyun Yang, Ping Li, Elske van de Fliert and Xinmei Hu
This paper describes a case study in small producer system in the Petri-urban areas of Kunming city, Yunnan province on an approach of farmer participatory vegetable community IPM development. The vegetable community IPM development was composted of farmer education, technological development, farmers’ self organization, alliance building and policy supporting. [...]
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Production system: Verduras y melones
Adaptive Governance of Social-Ecological Systems
Documentos técnicos de referencia
2005 - Annual Review of Environment and Resources - Carl Folke, Thomas Hahn, Per Olsson and Jon Norberg
t We explore the social dimension that enables adaptive ecosystem-based
management. The review concentrates on experiences of adaptive governance of socialecological systems during periods of abrupt change (crisis) and investigates social sources of renewal and reorganization. Such governance connects individuals, organizations, agencies, and institutions at multiple organizational levels. Key persons provide [...]
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Agricultural development among poor farmers in Soroti district, Uganda: Impact assessment of agricultural technology, farmer empowerment and changes in opportunity structures
Estudio de impacto
2005 - Danish Institute for International Studies - Esbern Friis-Hansen
This paper is based on participatory development research carried out in Soroti district of Uganda with the aim to assess the impact of agricultural development among poor farmers. The central argument in this study is that a combination of farmer empowerment and innovation through experiential learning in FFS groups and [...]
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Agricultural Extension: Good Intentions and Hard Realities
Otros
2004 - The World Bank Research Observer - Jock R. Anderson, Gershon Feder
What considerations lead policymakers to invest in agricultural extension as a key public responsibility, and what factors and agency incentives explain differences in extension system performance? To help answer these questions, this article provides a framework outlining farmers’ demand for information, the public goods character of extension services, and the [...]
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