was seven years old and destined to become a farmer when my father died. His death initiated the first major change in the direction my life was to take. My father had established himself as a successful farmer with a farm on the banks of the Snake River in eastern Oregon. It was close to heaven, with hills to climb and explore, a river for fishing, a field for hunting, and a friendly shepherd ...

the main purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of farmer field school project on improving date growers' information regarding integrated pest management in abadan county. the research was done through a descriptive survey by the use of quantitative paradigm. the statistical population consisted of two independent groups. the first: date growers who had been trained through i...

Figure 1: A universal VACB system layout in the Mekong Delta Figure 2a: Farmer X's egocentric knowledge flow network Figure 2b: Farmer Y's egocentric knowledge flow network Figure 2c: Farmer Z's egocentric knowledge flow network Figure 3: " Model " farmer‐based knowledge diffusion Figure 4: Brokering farmer‐based knowledge diffusion Figure 5: A constellation of networks/communities of practice ...

The Farmer Field School is a season-long training for farmers involving participatory activities and interactive learning with the doctrine of integrated pest management agroecosystem analysis. It has become popular education extension approach worldwide. This study tried to evaluate FFS as vehicle sustainable agriculture which economic viability, ecological soundness, social acceptability. aim...

Farmer field schools (FFS) originally were developed for rice in Asia by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for teaching integrated pest management. These were season-long courses involving 25 farmers and a trained facilitator. The main focus was promoting learning by discovery, which included hands-on training activities such as insect zoos and the use of field e...

INTRODUCTION In Ethiopia up to 60% of the current disease burden is attributable to poor sanitation. Latrine facility coverage is increasing since Health Extension Program started, whereas less attention to quality and utilization of latrine facilities in rural Ethiopia. METHODS A community based cross-sectional study design with multistage sampling technique was employed to collect data from...

Background: Over the past two decades, pastoralist-farmer conflicts have become a pressing security challenge in Nigeria, especially North Central region. This study analyzed how fuel population displacements Central, Nigeria. It also assessed livelihood of internally displaced persons Data Source and Methods: The employed primary data comprising key informant interview 37 stakeholders field ob...

In Nigeria, there lies a relatively untapped potential for great agricultural growth. Since the 1960's, Nigeria's "days of agricultural glory," there has been great obstacles in the exchange of information between scientists and Nigerian farmers. There has been a great trend in rural-urban migration and a rise in unemployment; crime and school drop outs have ensued. The Nigerian non-literate...

Climate change has resulted in increased vulnerability of smallholder farmers in marginal areas of Zimbabwe where there is limited capacity to adapt to changing climate. One approach that has been used to adapt to changing climate is in-field water harvesting for improved crop yields in the semi- arid regions of Zimbabwe. This review analyses the history of soil and water conservation in Zimbab...