Pest management is one of the most limiting factors to crop production in Trinidad and Tobago. Surveys conducted in 1995 revealed that pest control is the single largest expense, accounting for 30 - 40 % of total crop production costs (Lopez et al. 1995). One of the problems identified was the transfer of both existing and new technologies to farmers to ensure development of their knowledge base, leading to sustainable agricultural production. A pilot Farmer Field School (FFS) project in 2003, introduced the use of Farmer Participatory Approaches (FPA) for Ecological Crop Management (ECM) in Trinidad and Tobago. During the period 2004/2008, thirty eight FFS have been conducted with over 400 farmers participating. In order to assess the FF...
This chapter explores intensive hands-on occupational education for farmers in selected European, Af...
In government of Kenya provided veterinary services to livestock keepers including clinical and exte...
This study examines empirically the extent to which vegetable cultivatingfarmers in Sri Lanka are wi...
Pest management is one of the most limiting factors to crop production in Trinidad and Tobago. Surve...
Abstract Following major initiatives by the Commonwealth Agricultural Bureau International and pract...
This article provides a brief overview of Farmer Field Schools (FFS), which are designed to provide ...
Farmer field schools (FFS) are a common approach used to transfer specialist knowledge, promote skil...
In West Africa, farmers face challenges to innovate and change their practices toward more sustainab...
Recent definitions of Integrated Pest Management (1PM) put more emphasis on the ecological approach ...
Farmer Field School (FFS) approach is gaining prominence as an extension approach in most developing...
This study is an attempt of the combination of multiple data sources referring to the same time peri...
The government of Suriname has prioritized development of sustainable agricultural production in Sur...
Public policy in developing countries has failed to invest in educating farmers on how to deal with ...
Integrated pest management, a cropping production practice that provides for a healthier crop, less ...
Many technological innovations have been developed to improve agricultural productivity in Sub Sahar...
This chapter explores intensive hands-on occupational education for farmers in selected European, Af...
In government of Kenya provided veterinary services to livestock keepers including clinical and exte...
This study examines empirically the extent to which vegetable cultivatingfarmers in Sri Lanka are wi...
Pest management is one of the most limiting factors to crop production in Trinidad and Tobago. Surve...
Abstract Following major initiatives by the Commonwealth Agricultural Bureau International and pract...
This article provides a brief overview of Farmer Field Schools (FFS), which are designed to provide ...
Farmer field schools (FFS) are a common approach used to transfer specialist knowledge, promote skil...
In West Africa, farmers face challenges to innovate and change their practices toward more sustainab...
Recent definitions of Integrated Pest Management (1PM) put more emphasis on the ecological approach ...
Farmer Field School (FFS) approach is gaining prominence as an extension approach in most developing...
This study is an attempt of the combination of multiple data sources referring to the same time peri...
The government of Suriname has prioritized development of sustainable agricultural production in Sur...
Public policy in developing countries has failed to invest in educating farmers on how to deal with ...
Integrated pest management, a cropping production practice that provides for a healthier crop, less ...
Many technological innovations have been developed to improve agricultural productivity in Sub Sahar...
This chapter explores intensive hands-on occupational education for farmers in selected European, Af...
In government of Kenya provided veterinary services to livestock keepers including clinical and exte...
This study examines empirically the extent to which vegetable cultivatingfarmers in Sri Lanka are wi...