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A brief presentation that clarifies key information on FFS and Pastoralist Field Schools.

Este manual describe una detallada metodología para implementar las Escuelas De Campo. Empieza con los Principios básicos de las Escuelas de Campo,describe los métodos de selección y organización de los grupos de productores y del sitio de aprendizaje. Trata de la elaboración del plan de acción a desarrollar de forma [...]

The Facilitators’ Field Guide for Farmer Field Schools on Participatory Plant Breeding in Maize, Pearl Millet, Sorghum and Groundnut aims to assist facilitators in conducting farmer field school (FFS) sessions on participatory plant breeding (PPB) in their respective communities. In this context, participatory plant breeding should be understood in a [...]

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 [...]

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/Arabic version. Farmer Field Schools (FFS) are based on an innovative, participatory and interactive learning approach in which farmers are empowered to direct the learning process. Groups of 25-35 farmers meet regularly to consult and make decisions on project implementation, with the support of facilitators. Within the project funded by DFID, [...]

The aim of this module is to provide Junior Farmer Field and Life Schools (JFFLS) facilitators with information to enable them to discuss the topic of climate change, in particular its impact on agriculture and actions that farmers can undertake to reduce their vulnerability to climate change. Through a series of [...]

El presente material fue elaborado en el marco del proceso de gestión del conocimiento y creación de capacidades para contribuir a la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional, promovidas por MAP, a través de las ECA. Está dirigido a familias rurales presentes en los territorios clave del proyecto: NicaCentral en Nicaragua y [...]

The manual is designed for use by: -Project managers and field staff engaged in Community Based Adaptation (CBA), community based disaster risk management (CBDRM), livelihood and related projects. - Local authorities (province, district, commune) in charge of climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction and socio-economic development planning. - Other INGOs, civil society [...]