Farmer-to-Farmer Extension
Following the decline of investments in government extension services in the 1980s and 1990s, community- based extension approaches have become increasingly important. One such approach is farmer-to-farmer extension (F2FE), which is defined here as the provision of training by farmers to farmers, of...
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Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services
2015
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| author | Franzel, Steven Degrande, Ann Kiptot, Evelyne Kirui, Josephine Kugonza, Jane Preissing, John Simpson, Brent |
| author_browse | Degrande, Ann Franzel, Steven Kiptot, Evelyne Kirui, Josephine Kugonza, Jane Preissing, John Simpson, Brent |
| author_facet | Franzel, Steven Degrande, Ann Kiptot, Evelyne Kirui, Josephine Kugonza, Jane Preissing, John Simpson, Brent |
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| description | Following the decline of investments in government extension services in the 1980s and 1990s, community- based extension approaches have become increasingly important. One such approach is farmer-to-farmer extension (F2FE), which is defined here as the provision of training by farmers to farmers, often through the creation of a structure of farmer-trainers. We use ‘farmer-trainer’ as a generic term, even though we recognise that different names (e.g. lead farmer, farmer-promoter, community knowledge worker) may imply different roles. F2FE programmes date back considerably and have been used in the Philippines since the 1950s and in Central America since the 1970s. (1) F2FE programmes have grown tremendously in Africa in recent years (2) and are now quite common, with 78% of development organisations using the approach in Malawi (3) and one-third using it across seven regions of Cameroon. (4) As common as these programmes are, training materials on the use of the approach and analyses, and comparisons of F2FE programmes are scarce. |
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| spelling | CGSpace765662016-09-07T16:25:28Z Farmer-to-Farmer Extension Franzel, Steven Degrande, Ann Kiptot, Evelyne Kirui, Josephine Kugonza, Jane Preissing, John Simpson, Brent climate change agriculture food security biodiversity certification evaluation evidence-based conservation monitoring voluntary sustainability standards biodiversidad certificación conservación con base en evidencias evaluación monitoreo normas voluntarias de sostenibilidad Following the decline of investments in government extension services in the 1980s and 1990s, community- based extension approaches have become increasingly important. One such approach is farmer-to-farmer extension (F2FE), which is defined here as the provision of training by farmers to farmers, often through the creation of a structure of farmer-trainers. We use ‘farmer-trainer’ as a generic term, even though we recognise that different names (e.g. lead farmer, farmer-promoter, community knowledge worker) may imply different roles. F2FE programmes date back considerably and have been used in the Philippines since the 1950s and in Central America since the 1970s. (1) F2FE programmes have grown tremendously in Africa in recent years (2) and are now quite common, with 78% of development organisations using the approach in Malawi (3) and one-third using it across seven regions of Cameroon. (4) As common as these programmes are, training materials on the use of the approach and analyses, and comparisons of F2FE programmes are scarce. 2015 2016-08-25T11:49:57Z 2016-08-25T11:49:57Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/76566 en Open Access Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services Franzel S, Degrande A, Kiptot E, Kirui J, Kugonza J, Preissing J, Simpson B. 2015. Farmer-to-Farmer Extension. Note 7. GFRAS Good Practice Notes for Extension and Advisory Services. Lindau, Switzerland: GFRAS. |
| spellingShingle | climate change agriculture food security biodiversity certification evaluation evidence-based conservation monitoring voluntary sustainability standards biodiversidad certificación conservación con base en evidencias evaluación monitoreo normas voluntarias de sostenibilidad Franzel, Steven Degrande, Ann Kiptot, Evelyne Kirui, Josephine Kugonza, Jane Preissing, John Simpson, Brent Farmer-to-Farmer Extension |
| title | Farmer-to-Farmer Extension |
| title_full | Farmer-to-Farmer Extension |
| title_fullStr | Farmer-to-Farmer Extension |
| title_full_unstemmed | Farmer-to-Farmer Extension |
| title_short | Farmer-to-Farmer Extension |
| title_sort | farmer to farmer extension |
| topic | climate change agriculture food security biodiversity certification evaluation evidence-based conservation monitoring voluntary sustainability standards biodiversidad certificación conservación con base en evidencias evaluación monitoreo normas voluntarias de sostenibilidad |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/76566 |
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