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— Training manuals, field guides, and facilitator handbooks 6 documentsBringing climate change adaptation into farmer field schools (English)
A global guidance note for facilitators 11.2 MBBringing climate change adaptation into farmer field schools (English)
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) developed this guidance note to assist FFS master trainers and facilitators bring about climate change adaptation in FFS. [Laos version]
Soil health for paddy rice
A manual for farmer field school facilitators 7.5 MBSoil Health Paddy Rice_ A manual for farmer field school facilitators (English) The contents of the manual are intended for use by FFS facilitators and trainers in the implementation of a season-long FFS on paddy rice with a strengthened component on soil health. [Vietnamese version]
Running farmer field schools in times of Covid-19
A Resource Handbook 2.6 MB- Running farmer field schools in times of Covid-19_ A Resource Handbook (English) This handbook provides guidance and suggestions to farmer field schools (FFS) facilitators, Master Trainers, project coordinators and rural advisors to run FFS activities and other agricultural trainings in times of COVID-19. [Thai version]
Health Effects of Pesticide Use: Methods for Conducting Community Studies with Farmers and Children.
Manual 1 MB- Health Effects of Pesticide Use: Methods for Conducting Community Studies with Farmers and Children. The latest version of a manual written by Helen Murphy who has developed these training and action research activities in collaboration with IPM trainers including those now working with The Field Alliance
Participatory Ecology Training Field Guide for IPM Training
Field Guide 1.6 MB- Participatory Ecology Training: Field Guide for IPM Training. A fully illustrated guide by Nanang Budiyanto covering 18 topics.
A Manual to Facilitate Participatory Planning Activity
Manual 200 KB- A Manual to Facilitate Participatory Planning Activity Details of 10 planning exercises which can be used with farmer groups as part of an IPM training programme.
Activity Reports
— Field reports, case narratives, and impact assessments 5 documentsThe Field Alliance complied narative cases.
Complied narrative cases 3.9 MB- TFA complied narrative cases. Collected case narratives on best practices in ecological and sustainable agriculture in Southeast Asia 2014-2015.
The Empowerment of Farmer Life Schools.
Report 1.5 MB- The Empowerment of Farmer Life Schools.The report of a project in Cambodia in which IPM farmer trainers facilitated Human Ecosystem Analysis (HESA). Written by Nguon Sokuthea, Srer Khmer, 2002
Farmer field research: An analysis of experiences from Indonesia.
Research 249 KB- Farmer field research: An analysis of experiences from Indonesia. An examination of five case studies each involving research carried out by Indonesia farmers, plus guidelines for facilitating scientific method.
Picturing Impact: Participatory Evaluation of Community IPM in Three West Java Villages.
Participatory Evaluation 2 MB- Picturing Impact: Participatory Evaluation of Community IPM in Three West Java Villages. A study carried out by farmers who took photographs to examine the impact of IPM on poverty in their villages; facilitated and documented by FIELD Indonesia.
The IPM Training Program under the Department of Non Formal Education.
Training Guide 1.6 MB- The IPM Training Program under the Department of Non Formal Education. This report includes useful annexes describing the curriculum for both Training of Trainers and Farmer Field Schools. Written by Thai Education Foundation.
Recommended Websites & Networks
Explore partner platforms, regional databases, and ecological agriculture organizations.
Sites Hosted by The Field Alliance
4 sitesCommunity Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Community IPM. Originally created as an activity of the FAO Programme for Community IPM in Asia, this site is now an archive for information about IPM activities in 12 countries including case studies, scientific papers and newsletters.
Ecoschools Network
Ecoschools Network. A site created by the Thai Education Foundation, which provides information (in Thai) for school principals, teachers and students involved in IPM and other environmental education activities.
Toxic Trail
Toxic Trail. A site developed by staff of The Field Alliance to supplement a BBC documentary about pesticides and IPM in Thailand, Cambodia and Indonesia. Fact-sheets and scientific papers can be downloaded from the site.
Thai Education Foundation
Thai Education Foundation. The home site of one of Alliance Partners, with content in both Thai and English.
Other Sites of Interest
6 sitesFarming Solutions
Farming Solutions is a website jointly created by Greenpeace, Oxfam and ILEIA. It demonstrates how food security and sustainable livelihoods can be achieved across the globe by innovative and environmentally responsible farming systems. The site contains more than 70 ‘success stories’.
Food First
Food First, also known as ‘The Institute for Food and Development Policy’, carries out policy studies and advocacy campaigns related to hunger and poverty. Food First are the publishers of Circle of Poison: Pesticides and People in a Hungry World.
Institute for Social Ecology
The Institute for Social Ecology has a library of essays by authors such as Murray Bookchin who examine social and economic development from an ecological perspective.
Sustainable Development Dimensions
Sustainable Development Dimensions is an information service of FAO, which addresses issues such as people’s participation, women in agriculture, land tenure, agricultural extension and environmental planning.
Food and Fertilizer Technology Center
The Food and Fertilizer Technology Center is an international information centre funded by the Governments of Japan, Korea, the Philippines and Taiwan. The website includes a large on-line library focusing on agriculture in Asia.
NRM Changelinks
NRM Changelinks is an excellent site for people interested in Natural Resource Management and Participatory Development. This guide to on-line resources includes sections on ‘sustainable development and the environment’, ‘participatory M&E’, and ‘action research’.