Dear members of the Global FFS Network, We are pleased to share an inspiring story from one of the 2025 Global Farmer Field School (FFS) Innovation Award laureates, NESFAS, highlighting the power of community-led agroecology on Indigenous knowledge systems. On 20 November 2025, NESFAS and...

Dear colleagues, Register for and attend the upcoming Webinar on Gender-Responsive Climate Information Services (CIS), organized by the CGIAR Gender Equality and Inclusion Accelerator. This webinar series aims to showcase evidence and insights on how gender-responsive CIS can help reduce gender inequalities and strengthen the...

Across Cameroon, agriculture remains the backbone of rural livelihoods. Yet, most smallholder farmers continue to rely on rudimentary farming tools and traditional methods, often using non-certified planting materials that limit yields and worsen challenges such as food insecurity and malnutrition. Recognizing...

At the FAO Science and Innovation Forum 2025, during the  “When Farmers Lead Innovation! Farmer Field School Innovation Award” session we celebrated the creativity, resilience, and leadership of rural communities who are transforming agrifood systems from the ground up. The dynamic...

Innovating with Farmer Field Schools to Accelerate Transitions Toward Sustainable, Resilient and Fair Agrifood Systems Innovation in agriculture does not only emerge from research laboratories or policy think tanks, it grows in farmers’ fields, through collaboration, experimentation, and shared learning. For...