Join this hybrid seminar to learn about the importance of the strategic mobilization and scaling-up of forestry and agroforestry extension and capacity building for producer organizations, smallholders and forest communities to enhance sustainable forestry and food production. This seminar draws upon...

FAO together with the Ministry of Agriculture and the Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka (MASL) implements the project “RiceUp” with funding from the European Union (EU). Its main objective is to respond to the economic and food security crisis in...

Farmer field schools (FFS) were developed over 30 years ago as an alternative to more top-down extension models so that farmers could engage in participatory learning, particularly through field experiments. While focusing on empowering farmers in general, FFS have often...

This Tuesday, July 18, 2023 saw the launch of the refresher course for master trainers and facilitators of agropastoral field schools on the feeding, health monitoring and reproduction of small ruminants. Over a six-week period, thirty-eight participants from Burkina Faso, Mali,...

Blantyre, 14-15-16 June 2023 – Over 120 participants from 35 countries representing farmers, governments, international organizations, private sectorand civil society gathered during three days for the FAO Global Forum onthe Future of Farmer Field Schools for Sustainable Agrifood Systems. Exciting discussions...