Resources Tagged: Farmer Field Schools

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  1. Effective Extension Methods

    2017-01-20 What is extension? Traditionally extension has been an approach where information from researchers has been transferred to farmers through extension personnel. The information flow in that case was top down (from researchers to farmers). The assumption was that farmers lack knowledge and hence...
    Agriculture Extension Conservation Agric... Farmer Field Schools Participatory Lear...

  2. Champ Ecole Paysan au Burundi

    2014-10-20
    Farmer Field Schools East Africa

  3. Farmer Field School Trials of 2:4:2 Maize/Legume Intercropping

    2018-07-18 Farmers often struggle to maintain the productive capacity of their soils, especially where they lack enough land for a fallow (rest) period between crops. Leguminous green manure/cover crops (GMCCs) can help; in association with rhizobial bacteria, legumes convert nitrogen from the air into a...
    242 Intercropping ... Farmer Field Schools Research

  4. Farm Business School - Training of Farmers Programme

    2011-01-20 Dramatic changes are taking place in farming worldwide as a result of globalisation, liberalisation, and rapid urbanisation. Farmers are intensifying existing patterns of production and diversifying their farm enterprises in an attempt to improve their livelihoods. Technical know-how is not...
    Farm Plan Farm Budget Farmer Field Schools Asia

  5. Farmer Field Schools on land and water management in Africa

    2006-04-24 This folder contains the proceedings of an International Workshop in Jinja, Uganda on Farmer Field Schools. 100 pages, charts
    Agriculture-Uganda Farmer Field Schools

  6. FM 2007 LEISA Magazine Vol 23 #1

    2007-03-20 Collective action for biodiversity and livelihoods Keeping people on the land The Lagos State Fish Farmers' Association Development dilemmas and farmers' organisations Organic Farming FFS networks in East Africa The Malabing Valley Multipurpose Co-operative Farmer organisation and market access...
    Marketing New Zealand Organic Farming Fish Farming Biodiversity Farmer Field Schools

  7. FM 2003 LEISA Magazine Vol 19 #1

    2003-03-20 Fundamental elements of a Farmer Field School PTD practitioners Field schools for Kenyan dairy farmers Farmer Life Schools Community forest management and FFS Evaluation in FFS Picturing impact The Egyptian experience with FFS The greening of self help groups Gender field schools Farmer schools...
    Trees Evaluation Community Forests Farmer Field Schools

  8. FM 2010 Farming Matters Vol 26 #4

    2010-12-20 Planning outcomes in detail More opportunities for scaling up in Central America GMOs are a serious threat to local breeds Enhancing learning within certification schemes Teaching teachers: agroecology in Argentina Can family farmers benefit from bio-fuels? Farmer Field Schools take root in...
    Argentina Central America Farmer Field Schools World Bank Agroecology

  9. FM 2008 LEISA Magazine Vol 24 #4

    2008-12-20 Farmers and sorghum in Nicaragua's northern region Using radio to share farmers' adaptation strategies Climate change Climate field schools in Indonesia Livestock and climate change Adaptive agriculture in flood affected areas Cultivating resilience - lessons from the 2004 tsunami in Sri Lanka...
    Livestock Development Farmer Field Schools Carbon Sri Lanka Sustainable Agricu... Indonesia Nicaragua Climate Change

  10. FM 2008 LEISA Magazine Vol 24 #3

    2008-09-20 Addressing the conditions for getting out of poverty Farmer field schools in traditional societies - from technical to social issues Addressing the conditions for getting out of poverty Social inclusion as a precondition of development in Nepal Targeting women pays when promoting food security...
    Rice Production Maize Mozambique Marketing Social Classes Farmer Field Schools Land Degradation