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Sustainability of smallholder tea production in developing countries: Learning experiences from farmer field schools in Kenya [PDF]

International Journal of Development and Sustainability, 2012
A study to determine the impacts of farmers field schools (FFS) on smallholders’ adoption of good agricultural practices in tea and to assess sustainability of smallholder tea production was conducted in the highlands of Kenya.
D.D. Onduru , A. De Jager, S. Hiller , R. Van den Bosch   +3 more
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Effectiveness of agricultural extension’s farmer field schools (FFS) in Pakistan: the case of citrus growers of Punjab province

Ciência Rural, 2021
: Citrus is one of the major exported fruits of Pakistan. Especially Kinnow cultivar is famous across the globe because of its aroma and taste. The overall production of citrus is reported as half of the potential because of the non-adoption of research ...
Muhammad Fakhar Imam, Wenkai Wan, Nasir Abbas Khan, Muhammad Hammad Raza, Muhammad Awais Ali Khan, Muhammad Yaseen   +5 more
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Co-producing climate information services with smallholder farmers in the Lower Bengal Delta: How forecast visualization and communication support farmers’ decision-making

Climate Risk Management, 2021
Farmers in the Bengal Delta are confronted with increasing hydroclimatic risks due to climate variability and change. The co-production of climate information services that address the farmers' needs could potentially assist farmers with climate ...
Uthpal Kumar, Saskia E. Werners, Spyridon Paparrizos, Dilip Kumar Datta, Fulco Ludwig   +4 more
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Danish Stable Schools for Experiential Common Learning in Groups of Organic Dairy Farmers [PDF]

, 2007
The farmer field school (FFS) is a concept for farmers’ learning, knowledge exchange, and empowerment that has been developed and used in developing countries.
Bennedsgaard, T.W., Christensen, J., Klaas, I.C., Nissen, T.B., Vaarst, M., Østergaard, S.   +5 more
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Integrated Pest Management for Sustainable Intensification of Agriculture in Asia and Africa

Insects, 2015
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a leading complement and alternative to synthetic pesticides and a form of sustainable intensification with particular importance for tropical smallholders.
Jules Pretty, Zareen Pervez Bharucha
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Farmer field school : An approach beyond technology transfer

AGRICULTURE UPDATE, 2020
Farmer field school is an innovative extension approach, emerged in rice crop and gradually diversified to vegetables, cotton, livestock and other crops. FFS originated from Indonesia, is presently being conducted in many countries with local adaptations and institutionalization.
Amandeep Singh, Dharminder Singh, R. K. Dhaliwal   +2 more
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Functional Connectivity Linked to Cognitive Recovery After Minor Stroke

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Patients with minor stroke exhibit slowed processing speed and generalized alterations in functional connectivity involving frontoparietal cortex (FPC). The pattern of connectivity evolves over time. In this study, we examine the relationship of functional connectivity patterns to cognitive performance, to determine ...
Vrishab Commuri, Isabella Dallasta, Ciaran Stone, Sophia Girgenti, Neda Gould, Rafael H. Llinas, Jonathan Z. Simon, Elisabeth Breese Marsh   +7 more
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A Systematic Study of GelMA‐Carbopol Bioinks for High‐Fidelity Extrusion 3D Bioprinting at Physiological Temperatures

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Gonzalez Martinez and collaborators develop a strategy to formulate high performance GelMA‐based bioinks with low solids contents. The resulting bioinks enable 3D bioprinting at 37 °C of high‐fidelity structures with tunable mechanical properties that support high cell viability and function.
David A. González‐Martínez, Aidee V. Arizpe Tafoya, Eduardo González‐Martínez, Mabel Barreiro Carpio, Laura Daniela Serrano Andrade, Christopher T. N. Chow, Mohammadhossein Dabaghi, Jeremy A. Hirota, Jose M. Moran‐Mirabal   +8 more
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Farmer Field Schools in Rural Kenya: A Transformative Learning Experience [PDF]

Journal of Development Studies, 2011
As participatory agricultural education increases in use, knowledge is needed of its impact on the daily lives of the participants beyond benefits for farming. The purpose of this study was to explore the case of Farmer Field Schools (FFS) under the lens of transformative learning theory, in order to understand the impact that participatory and group ...
Duveskog, Deborah, Friis-Hansen, Esbern, Taylor, Edward W.   +2 more
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Participatory Common Learning in Groups of Dairy Farmers in Uganda (FFS approach) and Danish Stable Schools [PDF]

, 2007
Farmer Field Schools (FFS) is a well-known concept, which is widely used in many types of farming systems in the Global South. In this report different approaches to FFS adjusted to Ugandan smallholder dairy systems and to Danish organic dairy systems ...
Vaarst, Mette
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