Investing in Farmers: The Impacts of Farmer Field schools in relation to Integrated Pest Management

H. van den Berg; J. Jiggins

doi:10.1016/j.worlddev.2006.05.004

Investing in Farmers: The Impacts of Farmer Field schools in relation to Integrated Pest Management

H. van den Berg
, J. Jiggins

Laboratory of Entomology

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Abstract

Public policy in developing countries has failed to invest in educating farmers on how to deal with variable agro-ecosystems and a changing world. Here we present an assessment of a participatory training approach in changing crop protection by farmers from chemically dependent, to more sustainable practices in line with the tenets of Integrated Pest Management (IPM). We review the evidence from the studies on an educational investment designed to capacitate farmers to apply IPM, and discuss these data in the light of an on-going policy debate concerning cost effectiveness. The results indicate substantial immediate and developmental benefits of participation in Farmer Field Schools.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	663-686
Journal	World Development
Volume	35
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2006.05.004
Publication status	Published - 2007

Keywords

irrigated rice
mekong delta
insecticides
indonesia
symptoms
vietnam

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