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This is a 8 page brochure of FFS for social forest extention in Ethiopia.

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’ [...]

Working with women in the agriculture sector in Pakistan poses a challenge as agricultural extension and development staff are predominantly male and interactions for women with men outside the family are culturally not acceptable. At the same time, women in Pakistan play an equal role in agriculture as well as [...]

A total of 33 participants (10 women) participated in the Regional Rice Initiative – Workshop cum Study Tour on knowledge exchange on Farmer Field School curriculum development for promotion of efficient rice farming practices and value chains. Field visits were made to Sleman (Rice-Fish farming and “jajar legowo”) and Boyalali [...]

This handbook is written so that participating farmers and their families can equitably address food production and nutrition issues for good health. FFS participants are encouraged to share what they learn with farmers in their community, schools and other community groups so that their whole community benefits. Persons working in [...]

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 [...]