News and Events
News 07 May 2018
Progress results on the Global Farmer Field School Survey
The Global Farmer Field School Survey is the result of a collaboration between the FFS team in FAO Headquarters and Wageningen University. The results will provide a global review of FFS...
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Event 09 April 2018 - 27 April 2018
FAO is organizing two sub-regional training workshops on Farmer Field Schools (FFS) for Integrated Pest Management (IPM) of Fall Army Worm (FAW).
One workshop will be held in Yaoundé, Cameroun from the 9th to 15th of April and involve 31 participants...
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News 04 April 2018
The mechanical control intervention against the Fall Armyworm - The case of Embu county pilot project
An update on the FAW response programme
The situation
The FAO SFE Global Fall Army Worm (FAW) (Spodoptera frugiperda) Emergency response programme has just finalized a mechanical control...
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Event 04 April 2018 - 05 April 2018
Two presentations of the case studies on FFS and social dimensions done by Lucie Chocholata in Senegal and in Uganda will take place early april in Czech Republic.
How Farmer field schools influence social dynamics, gender equality, community empowerment and social inclusion...
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Event 03 April 2018 - 05 April 2018
Agroecology brings together scientific disciplines, social concepts and practices. The scientific core of agroecology is based on applying ecological concepts and principles to optimize interactions between plants, trees, animals, humans and the environment. In addition, agroecology places social issues at...
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