Farmer field schools for improving farming practices and farmer outcomes: A systematic review

H Waddington, B Snilstveit… - Campbell systematic …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
This Campbell systematic review examines the effectiveness of farmer field schools in
improving intermediate outcomes (such as knowledge and pesticide use) and final …

Impacts of farmer field schools in the human, social, natural and financial domain: a qualitative review

H van den Berg, S Phillips, M Dicke, M Fredrix - Food Security, 2020 - Springer
Abstract The Farmer Field School (FFS) is a widely used method seeking to educate farmers
to adapt agricultural decisions to diverse and variable field conditions. Out of 218 screened …

An analysis of farmers' intention to use green pesticides: The application of the extended theory of planned behavior and health belief model

P Ataei, S Gholamrezai, R Movahedi, V Aliabadi - Journal of Rural Studies, 2021 - Elsevier
The use of chemical pesticides in agriculture has damaged agricultural land, fisheries,
fauna, and flora. Furthermore, increased mortality and morbidity of humans due to the …

Smallholder farmers' adaptation to climate change and its potential contribution to UN's sustainable development goals of zero hunger and no poverty

U Khanal, C Wilson, S Rahman, BL Lee… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
Climate change is likely to worsen poverty, and agriculture-dependent groups and poorest
countries are at the greatest risk. Farmers' have begun developing and implementing …

Agricultural information exchange and organizational ties: The effect of network topology on managing agrodiversity

ME Isaac - Agricultural systems, 2012 - Elsevier
Increasing agricultural diversity, particularly perennial based agroforestry systems, is re-
emerging as a mechanism for ecological and economic benefits through the mitigation of …

Roles of extension and ethno-religious networks in acceptance of resource-conserving agriculture among Ethiopian farmers

P Matouš, Y Todo, D Mojo - International Journal of Agricultural …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
This article analyses roles of social and extension networks in adoption of resource-
conserving practices among Ethiopian farmers. We gathered data from 297 randomly …

[PDF][PDF] Farmer field schools

H Waddington, H White - From Agricultural Extension to Adult …, 2014 - 3ieimpact.org
Systematic Review Summary 1 Farmer field schools From agricultural extension to adult
education March 2014 Page 1 Systematic Review Summary 1 Hugh Waddington Howard …

Impact of farmer field school on crop income, agroecology, and Farmer's behavior in farming: A case study on Cumilla district in Bangladesh

MMR Bhuiyan, KL Maharjan - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
The Farmer Field School is a season-long training for farmers involving participatory
activities and interactive learning with the doctrine of integrated pest management and …

A paradigm shift in African agricultural research for development: the role of innovation platforms

S Sanyang, SJB Taonda, J Kuiseu… - … Journal of Agricultural …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
To demonstrate the development impact of their outputs, agricultural research and
development (R&D) organizations used to focus on the efficiency and effectiveness of …

Economic impacts of integrated pest management (IPM) farmer field schools (FFS): evidence from onion farmers in the Philippines

S Sanglestsawai, RM Rejesus… - Agricultural …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
This article comprehensively examines the impact of integrated pest management‐farmer
field school (IPM‐FFS) on yield, insecticide expenditures, labor expenditures, herbicide …