INTRODUCTION
Farmer field school (FFS) is a group-based learning process that brings together concepts and methods from agro-ecology, experiential education and community development. It also involves regular field observations and group analysis. It is a major undertaking towards the realization of sustainable agriculture as it helps farmers make their own locally specific decisions about crop management practices. Special group activities encourage learning from peers, and strengthen communicative skills and team building. This training course is therefore intended to help participants to design and implement Farmer Field Schools as an extension practice to promote organic farming and agricultural productivity.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
By the end of this course the participants will be able to:
DURATION
5 days
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This course is intended for various actors in Agriculture Extension (Agricultural extension officers, senior agricultural officials and policy makers) working with communities, in governments, funding agencies, Research organizations and non-government organizations among others for Agriculture.
COURSE CONTENT
Module 1: Approach and Principles
Module 2: Key concepts and techniques in FFS
Module 3: Cross-cutting topics in FFS
Module 4: Introduction to organic farming
Module 5: Organic farming
Module 6: Climate change and agriculture
Module 7: Development technologies in agriculture
GENERAL NOTES
Dates | Fees | Location | Apply |
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09/09/2024 - 13/09/2024 | $1500 | Nairobi | Physical Class Online Class |
14/10/2024 - 18/10/2024 | $2950 | Kigali | Physical Class Online Class |
11/11/2024 - 15/11/2024 | $1500 | Mombasa | Physical Class Online Class |
09/12/2024 - 13/12/2024 | $1500 | Nairobi | Physical Class Online Class |
Group # | |||
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1. | 1 | $ 1500 | $ 3000 |
2. | 5 - 10 | $ 1350 | $ 2700 |
3. | 11 - 20 | $ 1200 | $ 2400 |
4. | 21 - 30 | $ 1000 | $ 2000 |
5. | 31 - 40 | $ 800 | $ 1600 |
6. | 41 - 50 | $ 700 | $ 1400 |
7. | 51 > Above | $ 600 | $ 1200 |