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The study examines the impact of collective action in Kenyan Farmer Field School groups on household gender equity. Qualitative fieldwork reveal significant changes in household division of labour and decision-making; in gendered customs and traditions, and in men’s work ethics and their view of women. To understand how the participatory [...]

Farmer Field Schools' Master Trainers' course for Northern Uganda. In response to the pronouncement that Government programmes adopt Farmer Field Schools by His Excellency, the President of the Republic of Uganda Yoweri Kaguta Museveni in 2008, FAO trained 21 frontline Government extension staff from Northern Uganda in the methodology. Graduated [...]

Farmers who participated in both Rainforest Alliance (RA) training and Farmer Field School (FFS) training had the highest increase in knowledge of GAPs between 2010 and 2012, followed by farmers who participated only in the RA training. Farmers trained for RA certification also had a significantly higher knowledge level in 2012 than the other [...]

Banana xanthomonas wilt (BXW) remains a major threat to banana, an important food and income crop for 12 million poor small-holder farmers in Uganda. Although, BXW has been controlled to some extent in parts of South-western Uganda, it is still a big problem in banana growing areas of Central and [...]

While government of Uganda and its development partners are targeting farmer groups as the vehicle for agricultural development, there is limited empirical evidence on what drives membership to these groups. Using the Uganda Census of Agriculture 2008/9 data, this paper reveals low levels of membership both at individual and household [...]

This thesis sheds light on the study which was carried out in Mbarali District, in Farmer Field School (FFS) in Ruanda-Majenje irrigation scheme in Tanzania. The data and information were collected from mid July to mid August, 2011. The study aimed to investigate how the principles of experiential learning are [...]

This Guideline is a TOOL KIT providing JFFLS implementation guidelines alongside relevant exercises, energizers and practical activities for the facilitators.

The study explores empowerment and well-being related outcomes of Farmer Field Schools (FFS), an extension approach that has gained popularity with agriculture development programs in many African countries. This is done by examining the empirical relationships between FFS participation and increased well-being; as well as FFS participation and empowerment; and [...]