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This technical report elaborates the conceptual and methodological development of the three year IFAD and Oxfam funded project: “Putting Lessons into Practice: Scaling up People’s Biodiversity Management for Food Security

Consolider la résilience des communautés en renforçant les capacités productives, financières et sociales des ménages à travers une approche intégrée.

Diversity field school (DFS) is a community-based action designed to create a platform for learning and sharing of crop diversity related knowledge and information. DFS places an emphasis on agency, participation, and empowerment, and seeks to develop both the knowledge base and leadership potential of local farmers. It adopts the [...]

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

This guide for organic production of pickling cucumbers and butternut squash provides an outline of cultural and pest management practices and includes topics that have an impact on improving plant health and reducing pest problems. It is divided into sections, but the interrelated quality of organic cropping systems makes each [...]

One of the innovative disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation strategies for agriculture is the implementation of the Climate Field Schools (CFS) that aims to teach farmers about the concept of climate change and how it affects their farming activities. The Philippine Climate Change Adaptation Project (PhilCCAP) through the [...]

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.

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’ [...]