Number of documents: 10
Online course for Farmer Field Schools on Farmer Seed Production and Marketing
Material de capacitación
2022 - Oxfam Novib -
The online course “Farmer Field Schools on Farmer Seed Production and Marketing” is part of the program’s work on seed production for the local market. The objective of this work is
(1) to improve farmers’ access to seed of well adapted crops and varieties not offered by the formal seed sector [...]
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Production system: Cultivo, Verduras y melones, Frutas y Nueces, Raíces y tubérculos, Leguminosa
Agrobiodiversity, Climate change, Empowerment and social inclusion, Facilitation and non-formal education, Farm and enterprise management, Land, Monitoring and Evaluation, Policies and institutions, Research and innovation, Resilience, Rural and producer organizations, Seeds, planting material & varieties, Sustainable production intensification, Value chains
Discovery-Based Learning in Land and Water Management. A Practical Guide for Farmer Field Schools
Material de capacitación
2017 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
The guide results from the accumulated lessons of many resource persons in many countries on supporting farmer field schools (FFS) in learning and adaptive management for sustainable land and water management. FAO supported the capacity development process through field projects and the field work that underlies the guide was conducted [...]
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Agricultural, Economic, and Environmental Performance of Four Farmer Field Schools in Kenya
Estudio de impacto
2014 - . - C.L. van Beek, A. de Jager, D.D. Onduru, L.N. Gachimbi
Agricultural and economic data were collected from 4 farmer field schools (FFSs), divided over 2 districts in Kenya (Mbeere and Kiambu), during one growing season (March – August 2002). The FFSs in the Mbeere district were characterized by poor soil conditions and low rainfall, and falls within semi-arid
areas. Contrarily, the [...]
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Production system: Cultivo, Ganadería
Farmer Field School in West Kalimantan, Indonesia - A Good Return Initiative
Material audiovisual
2014 - Good Return -
Learn about Good Return's Farmer Field School program run with our partner Credit Union Keling Kumang (CUKK) in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. The program aims to improve the incomes of smallholder palm oil farmers by using sustainable agricultural techniques. This allows them to mitigate their environmental impact, improve the health of [...]
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Production system: Cultivos olineaginosos
Conservation Agriculture (CA) in Tanzania: the Case of the Mwangaza B CA Farmer Field School (FFS), Rhotia village, Karatu district, Arusha
Estudio de caso
2011 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - Marietha Z. Owenya, Wilfred L. Mariki, Josef Kienzle, Theodor Friedrich and Amir Kassam
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Production system: Cereales, Leguminosa
Sustainable Land Management in Practice. Guideline and Best Practices for Sub-Saharan Africa. Field Application
Material de capacitación
2011 - TerrAfrica, World Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologies (WOCAT) and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - Hanspeter Liniger, Rima Mekdaschi Studer, Christine Hauert, Mats Gurtner
Production of guidelines for best sustainable land management (SLM) technologies and approaches in SubSaharan Africa (SSA) has been part of TerrAfrica’s programme during 2009-2010. These guidelines and case studies are intended to help create a framework for investment related to SLM in SSA. The particular aim of these guidelines is [...]
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Las Escuelas de Campo de Ganaderos: Una estrategia para promover la rehabilitación y diversificación de fincas con pasturas Degradadas
Estudio de caso
2007 - Archivos Latinoamericanos de Producción Animal - Danilo A. Pezo, Jorge Cruz y Maricel Piniero
La degradación de pasturas es un problema serio en América Tropical, pues se estima que entre un 50-80% de las áreas de pasturas están degradadas (Días-Filho, 2005), y sólo en América Central éstas representan casi 7 millones de hectáreas (Betancourt et al., 2007). Con frecuencia se acepta que las pasturas [...]
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Production system: Ganadería, Pasto/Pastura y árboles forrajeros, Grandes rumiantes
Farmer Field Schools on land and water management in Africa
Documentos técnicos de referencia
2006 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) -
Proceedings of an international workshop in Jinja, Uganda, 24–29 April 2006.
This publication is the coordinated work of the Land and Water Division of FAO, the Agricultural Economics Institute of Wageningen Agricultural University and Research Centre (LEI/WUR), Environment Alert, and other partners. It was produced as part of FAO’s Land and [...]
Near East and North Africa, West Africa, Eastern Africa, Central Africa, Southern Africa - Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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Guía metodológica ECAs
Material de capacitación
2005 - INIAP-CIP-World Neigbhbors - Manuel Pumisacho, Stephen Sherwood
Guía metodológica sobre ECAs basada en la recolección de información de América Central y Sud América.
Español
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Field Guide for Agroecosystem Areal Planning
Material de capacitación
1998 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) -
Global -
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