MAINSTREAMING CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION IN AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
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FARMER: ONE WHO DERIVES A LIVELIHOOD
FROM LAND
FOOD
LIVESTOCK/CROPS
OTHERS
INCOME
FIELD: PLACE/LAND WHERE CROPS/LIVESTOCK
ARE GROWN /KEPT
SCHOOL: PLACE/INSTITUTION OF LEARNING
LEARNING IS BASED ON THE ADAGE:
IF I HEAR I MIGHT FORGET
IF I SEE I MIGHT REMEMBER
BUT IF I DISCOVER I OWN FOR LIFE
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SCHOOL (1)
FARMERS (2)
FIELD (3)
SCHOOL OF FARMERS IN THE FIELD
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STEPS IN INITIATING AND RUNNING FFS
DEFINING/CHARACTERISING THE FARMING
SYSTEM
PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND
PRIORITISATION FOR THE MAJOR
ENTERPRISES.
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
TRAINING OF TRAINERS (TOT)
FORMATION OF FARMER FIELD SCHOOLS
STUDY DEVELOPMENT
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MAIN FEATURE OF FFS:
FARMERS LEARN ABOUT AND
INVESTIGATE FOR THEMSELVES THE
COSTS AND BENEFITS OF ALTERNATIVE
TECHNOLOGIES FOR SUSTAINING
AND ENHANCING FARM
PRODUCTIVITY THROUGH ACCV:
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SITE AND HOST FARMER SELECTION
IMPLEMENTATION OF FFS PROGRAMME
MONITORING AND EVALUATION
A Training Manual on Use of Climate Information and Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment for
Agricultural Extension Staff in Zimbabwe
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