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Our experiences with modified Farmer Field Schools in dryland areas [1]

The Farmer Field School (FFS) approach has become wellknown after the positive experiences seen in Indonesia and other Asian countries. In this article we describe how the "conventional' IPM Farmer Field School approach has been modified in the South Indian dryland agriculture context, in order to suit the needs and problems of farmers in this area. Dec 2007

Publication Date: 
01/12/2007
Arun Balamatti [2], Rajendra Hegde [3]
Leisa India [4]
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Agriculture [5], Dryland Farming [6], Pest Control [7], Integrated Pest management (IPM) [8], Groundnut [9], Farmers [10], Information [11], NGO [12], Andhra Pradesh [13], Karnataka [14], Tamil Nadu [15], Dharmapuri (D) [16]
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