Description:
"The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is implementing a project
entitled “Sustainable Cropland and forest management in priority agro-ecosystems of Myanmar
(SLM-GEF)” in coordination with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental
Conservation (MoNREC) and the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation (MoALI)
with funding from the Global Environment Facility (GEF). AVSI Foundation has been
contracted to develop the National Farmer Field School (FFS) curriculum and FFS Handbook.
AVSI Foundation has developed a FFS curriculum/module on climate smart agriculture (CSA)
techniques/practices for each selected agricultural crop and for each of the three agro-ecological
zones incorporating solutions to the major problems identified during the need assessments and
also considering the findings of value chain analysis.
The Farmer Field School (FFS) is a learning process whereby a group of farmers come together
and engage in a process of hands-on field-based learning process over a season/ production cycle.
FFS is a time-bound learning by doing activity with a beginning and an end and aims to solve
the problems related to cultivating crops.
FFS is a platform for holistic learning, and should address issues and aspects that directly or
indirectly contribute to the performance of the local farming system, even if these issues are not
agriculture-based as such.
All FFS programmes need to integrate programming on gender equality and nutrition concerns
in FFS development. Gender norms, roles and customs are very relevant for FFS implementation
such as assessment and targeting of the specific needs of male and female farmers, selection and
gender awareness of facilitators, and composition of an FFS group (with adequate representation
of women and girls) and targeting the specific needs and priorities of men and women.
This module of FFS has been designed to increase agricultural productivity of the priority crops
in Chin State (Mindat and Kanpetlet Townships) by addressing the challenges identified during
the needs assessments based on knowledge systems and practices by FAO with support of AVSI
as a Service Provider. During the need assessment cultural barriers for FFS implementation,
gender norms, traditions, etc. were considered. Generally, it’s been observed that farmers, both
men and women, have low knowledge of climate smart agriculture (CSA). The learning
objectives of the proposed FFS modules are to: Empower farmers (both men and women) with knowledge and skills to improve the
productivity of their main crops.
• Sharpen the farmers’ ability to make critical and informed decisions that render their
farming profitable and climate-smart for both male and female farmers.
• To sensitize farmers in new ways of thinking and solve problems linked to climate
changes.
• Help farmers learn how to organize themselves and their communities, with a focus
on women and girls..."
Source/publisher:
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Date of Publication:
2019-01-01
Date of entry:
2019-06-17
Grouping:
- Individual Documents
Category:
Countries:
Myanmar
Language:
English
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319.43 KB
Resource Type:
text
Text quality:
- Good