scholarly journals Farmer Field Schools for Improving Farming Practices and Farmer Outcomes: A Systematic Review

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hugh Waddington ◽  
Birte Snilstveit ◽  
Jorge Hombrados ◽  
Martina Vojtkova ◽  
Daniel Phillips ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Farming Practices ◽  
Farmer Field Schools ◽  
Field Schools

scholarly journals PROTOCOL: Farmer Field Schools for Improving Farming Practices and Farmer Outcomes in Low‐ and Middle‐income Countries: A Systematic Review

2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hugh Waddington ◽  
Birte Snilstveit ◽  
Jorge Garcia Hombrados ◽  
Martina Vojtkova ◽  
Jock Anderson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Farming Practices ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Farmer Field Schools ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Field Schools ◽  
Low And Middle Income

scholarly journals Explaining what works: using causal chain analysis in systematic reviewsExplaining what works: using causal chain analysis in systematic reviews

10.51744/cmb4 ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Howard White ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Systematic Reviews ◽  
Causal Chain ◽  
Farmer Field Schools ◽  
What Works ◽  
Chain Analysis ◽  
Field Schools ◽  
Global Evidence ◽  
Do So

Systematic reviews summarise and synthesise the global evidence about an intervention. By incorporating causal chain analysis, a systematic review moves beyond the question of ‘does it work?’ to ‘why does it work, for whom, under what circumstances and at what cost?’. The CEDIL Methods Brief 4, ‘Using causal chain analysis in systematic reviews’, lays out what causal chain analysis is, the benefits of using it, and how to do so. The brief provides guidance on conducting a causal chain analysis by illustrating with an example of a systematic review on farmer field schools.

scholarly journals Farmer Field Schools (FFSs): A Tool Empowering Sustainability and Food Security in Peasant Farming Systems in the Nicaraguan Highlands

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 3020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esperanza Arnés ◽  
Carlos G. H. Díaz-Ambrona ◽  
Omar Marín-González ◽  
Marta Astier
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Scale Up ◽  
Farming Systems ◽  
Farming System ◽  
Production Costs ◽  
Farmer Field Schools ◽  
Basic Services ◽  
Long Term Impact ◽  
Field Schools ◽  
The Impact

Farmer field schools (FFSs) emerged in response to the gap left by the worldwide decline in agricultural extension services. With time, this methodology has been adapted to specific rural contexts to solve problems related to the sustainability of peasant-farming systems. In this study we draw upon empirical data regarding the peasant-farming system in the Nicaraguan highlands to evaluate whether FFSs have helped communities improve the sustainability of their systems and the food security of their residents using socioeconomic, environmental, and food and nutrition security (FNS) indicators. In order to appreciate the long-term impact, we studied three communities where FFSs were implemented eight, five, and three years ago, respectively, and we included participants and nonparticipants from each community. We found that FFSs have a gradual impact, as there are significant differences between participants and nonparticipants, and it is the community that first implemented FFSs that scores highest. The impact of FFSs is broad and long lasting for indicators related to participation, access to basic services, and conservation of natural resources. Finally, this paper provides evidence that FFSs have the potential to empower farmers; however, more attention needs to be paid to critical indicators like production costs and the use of external inputs in order to scale up their potential in the future.

scholarly journals Farmer Field Schools: Unexpected Outcomes of Gendered Empowerment in Wartime Nepal

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Annemarie Westendorp ◽  
Leontine Visser
Keyword(s):  
Developmental Process ◽  
Farmer Field Schools ◽  
Gender Empowerment ◽  
Participation Of Women ◽  
Management Project ◽  
Field Schools ◽  
Rural Nepal ◽  
Unexpected Outcomes ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Gain Access

<p>This article is the outcome of an empirical study of technical training of women and men through Farmer Field Schools in rural Nepal during the last decade. When the Farmer Field Schools started in Nepal as part of the FAO Integrated Pest Management project in 1997, this was also the year that the Maoists declared the People’s Revolution. The article describes the increased participation of women in FFS and its positive effect on food security of their families. After initial failure of FFS to include gender in its policy and activities, the article discusses the gradual acceptance of gender issues in the training. Empowerment is seen as a developmental process rather than as a product somebody or a group can gain access to or own. Different forms and objectives of empowerment of both women and men are discussed, and the unintended outcomes of FFS intervention in the context of rapid social-economic and political change during the Maoist revolution in Nepal.</p><p><strong>Keywords: </strong>Farmer Field Schools, gender, empowerment, Maoist revolution</p>

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