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The document presents the implementation of FFS for dairy farmers in Kenya as a response to endemic diseases, particularly tick-borne diseases (TBD).

In East Africa, FFS are being used to address several sustainable livelihood aspects with integrated production and pest management (IPPM) as the entry point. The effectiveness of the FFS as a vehicle for achieving the goals hinges on their fiscal sustainability by the communities and local governments. In this regards, [...]

La efectividad de las Escuelas de Campo de Agricultores depende, con frecuencia, de su sostenibilidad financiera. Este artículo echa una mirada a las diferentes innovaciones para lograr la sostenibilidad financiera de las ECAs, que fueron desarrolladas por el Proyecto Piloto Sub-Regional del África Oriental en las Escuelas de Campo de [...]

Paper for International FFS Workshop about the implementation of dairy farmers FFS in Kenya

The Farmer Field School (FFS) experiential learning and selfhelp development approach has become very successful in Southeast Asia in improving irrigated rice production, even beyond Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for which it was initially designed (see LEISA Magazine Vol 17, No 3, pp 18-20). The approach is now also being used [...]

This article was prepared for the workshop entitled “Extension and Rural Development: A Convergence of Views on International Approaches?”, held November 12-15, 2002 in Washington, DC. It compares FFS approach and the Agricultural Technology Information and Response Initiative (ATIRI) of the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) in Kenya, focusing [...]

Based on a participartory workshop held on the 17th TO 29th SEPTEMBER 2001, MABANGA FTC, BUNGOMA, Kenya

The week long Training of Trainers (TOT) course on Farmer Field Schools (FFS) held at CMRT, Egerton University for sixty five researchers, extensionists and farmers was made possible through the sponsorship of the Rockefeller Foundation (RF), that has supported Soil Management Project (SMP) and Legume Research Network Project (LRNP) of [...]

The limitations of conventional methods of training and information provision on natural enemies are discussed. Farmer and popular understanding and perceptions about natural enemies are described. Lessons drawn and limitations encountered in traditional research and extension ‘top-down’ educational activities are examined and some of the more promising approaches are described. [...]