Impact of Farmers’ Field Schools on farmer’s knowledge, productivity and environment
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Impact of Farmers’ Field Schools on farmer’s knowledge, productivity and environment
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A.MANOJ
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R.N. Padaria
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farmer field schools, land resources, integrated pest management, pesticides, rice, byproducts, crops, biological phenomena, manpower, participation
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The Farmer Field School (FFS) is an innovative, participatory and interactive methodology which represents a significant step forward in agricultural education and extension to promote exploration, discovery and adaptation under local conditions. However, there is a need to document how FFS was evolved, diffused and adopted across different countries and various states in India. Hence, present study attempted to document the development and diffusion of FFS across different countries and various states in India. An ex-post facto research design was used. Secondary data were used to document and analyze the development and diffusion of FFS across different countries and various states in India. FFS evolved initially to address the challenge of ecological heterogeneity and local specificity in pest management by supporting ecologically informed decision making by farmers that would allow them to reduce pesticide use, improve crop management and secure better profit margins. FFSs have been spread rapidly to all continents since their first introduction in 1989 in Indonesia, where Integrated Pest Management Farmers‟ Field Schools (IPMFFS) were developed to help farmers to deal with the pesticide induced problem of rice Brown Plant Hoppers in irrigated rice. The FFS initially evolved in Asia and spread to several parts of Africa followed by Latin America, Middle East, and Eastern/Central European countries. The approach has been used with a wide range of crops and has subsequently expanded to topics such as livestock, community forestry, food security and nutrition. Preliminary versions of Global Survey of FFS by Braun et al. (2006) followed by Braun and Duveskog (2008) and a synthesis of 25 impact evaluations by Van den Berg (2004) serve as key sources of information on FFSs. In 1994 and then 1999, the five-year EUFAO IPM programme for rice and then Cotton in Asia started in India with the objective of developing a cadre of IPM rice and cotton facilitators from existing extension or field plant protection staff in order to educate farmers in FFSs. ICAR, SAU, and NGO are actively involved in implementation of the FFS programme in various states of the country. The documentation presented in this thesis was carried out around above topics. Key words: FFS, IPM, development, diffusion, developing countries |
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2016-04-30T14:03:59Z
2016-04-30T14:03:59Z 2013 |
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Thesis
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http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/65685
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t-8851;
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application/pdf
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IARI, DIVISION OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION, NEW DELHI
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