Farmer Field Schools and the Future of Agricultural Extension in Africa

By Brent Simpson, M. Owens. 2002

111 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

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In Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

1. G. Feder
2. S. Savastano

In General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

1. G. Feder
2. Jock R. Anderson
3. S. Savastano

Citations in the corpus

• The Role of Opinion Leaders in the Diffusion of New Knowledge: The Case of Integrated Pest Management (2006, unknown): “…is noted that studies of FFS training programs indicated that trained farmers were expected to proactively disseminate the knowledge gained in the course of the training to other members of the community (Scarborough et al., 1997, p. 105; Simpson & Owens, 2002; Van de Fliert, 1993; Winarto, 1994).”
• The Acquisition and Diffusion of Knowledge: The Case of Pest Management Training in Farmer Field Schools, Indonesia (2004, background): “Simpson and Owens (2002) also found evidence of some diffusion in an evaluation of FFS experiences in Ghana and Mali, with frequent communication between trainees and other farmers regarding specific agricultural practices.”