KULIMA, a 5-year programme funded by the European Union and FAO and in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development of Malawi, has proven its success with its first harvest of healthy bunches of bananas.
Malawi’s banana industry has...
08 October 2018 - 28 February 2019
FAO Malawi is set to kick-off three Farmer Field School (FFS) master trainer’s courses that will run from 8 October 2018 to 28 February 2019 . These courses aim to impart knowledge and skills to 90 government and non-governmental organization (NGO)...
17 September 2018
Un nuevo libro sobre Escuelas de Campo de Agricultores (ECA) ha sido publicado por FAO Colombia, país en donde se han desarrollado más de 3000 ECA en los últimos 15 años.
El libro EMPRENDIMIENTOS DE AGRICULTURA FAMILIAR PARA LA PAZ presenta...
13 September 2018
Growing Field Schools: Global to Local Adaptations of Participatory Programs at UBC Botanical Garden
In 2007, a lunch and learn session on FAO Farmer Field Schools inspired a young researcher to consider new ways of supporting participatory and people-centred programming for...
18 September 2017
Background
As a net food importing country, Saint Kitts and Nevis is relatively food-insecure and vulnerable to extreme climatic events, as well as to global economic shocks caused by increasing food or energy prices. The Government is seeking to create employment...