Number of documents: 3
Scaling and institutionalization within agricultural innovation systems: the case of cocoa farmer field schools in Cameroon
Impact assessment
2018 - International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability -
The farmer field school (FFS) concept has been widely adopted, and such schools have the reputation of strengthening farmers’ capacity to innovate. Although their impact has been studied widely, what is involved in their scaling and in their becoming an integral part of agricultural innovation systems has been studied [...]
English
Production system:
Vulgarisation des savoirs locaux agricoles comme stratégies d’adaptation au Changement climatique dans la région de l’Extrême Nord du Cameroun
Case study
2014 - Science et technique, Lettres, Sciences sociales et humaines - Armel Sambo
Cette étude vise : (1) à montrer l’importance de la prise en compte des savoirs locaux dans l’amélioration de la production agricole au niveau d’une région fragilisée par des crises écologiques et climatiques ; (2) à présenter les outils de partage de l’information sur ces pratiques agricoles en vue de [...]
French
Production system:
Socio-economic impact of a cocoa integrated crop and pest management diffusion knowledge through a farmer field school approach in Southern Cameroon
Impact assessment
2006 - International Association of Agricultural Economists Conference - Njankoua Wandji Dieu ne dorta ; Lapbim Nkeh Juliusa ; James Jim Gockowskia and Tchouamo Isaacb
We focused on the Socio-Economic Evaluation of Farmer Field School Training on
Integrated Pest Management in the humid forest region of Cameroon. The main objective was to assess the impact of training on integrated pest management (IPM) on cocoa farmer field school graduates. The results indicate that shade management, phytosanitary harvest, [...]
English
Production system: Fruits and Nuts, Beverages/Spice crops