A Series of Lectures ByMr. Allah Dad Khan Provincial Director IPM KPK MINFAL Pakistan

3. Farmer Field SchoolsFarmer Field Schools
( Training Methodology)( Training Methodology)
A Series of LecturesA Series of Lectures
ByBy
Mr. Allah Dad Khan ProvincialMr. Allah Dad Khan Provincial
Director IPM KPK MINFALDirector IPM KPK MINFAL
PakistanPakistan

4. KEY TRAINING COMPONENTS
UNDER FFS SYSTEM
 Master Trainer
 Facilitator
 Member Farmers
 Demonstration Plot
 Farmer Field School
Trainee Facilitator
Trained Facilitator

7. WHO IS THE MASTER TRAINER?
Master Trainer is a key trainer who trains
the facilitators. He plays a complex role
as an experienced facilitator, organizer,
coordinator and evaluator.

8. WHO IS THE FACILITATOR?
FFS facilitator is more than a teacher or an
instructor. He plays a complex role as an
experienced farmer, a questioner, an
organizer, and a coordinator.

11. WHO IS THE MEMBER FARMER?
Farmer with piece of land under
cultivation, willing to participate
in FFSs activities through out the
crop season.

13. WHAT FOR DEMONSTRATION PLOT?
A field with a specific crop which act as
primary learning material for the training
of farmers/facilitators. From where they
collect, analyze and compare field data. It
also act as a class room for FFS.

14. WHAT IS THE FARMERS FIELD SCHOOL?
Farmer Field School is an unusual sight.
School without walls where farmers and
facilitators gather on weekly basis to analyze
the progress of a crop, learn the biotech
interactions between soil, plant and insect,
chart the dynamics of insect population and
finally bring this knowledge together to
make informed crop management decision.

16. KEY FFS PRINCIPLES
 Grow a Healthy Crop.
 Optimize Natural Enemies.
 Observe Fields Weekly.
 Farmers As Experts.

17. EXTENSION APPROACHES INVOLVED IN FFS
SYSTEM
Learning by doing approach.
Participatory approach.
Group contract approach.
Demonstration approach.
Seeing is believing approach.
Special lecture approach.

18. TRAININGTRAINING
METHODOLOGYMETHODOLOGY

19. TRAINING SYSTEM
Mode of Training
Training of facilitators
by Master Trainer
Training of farmers
by Facilitators
Through
ToF
Through
FFS

20. FFS TRAINING SYSTEM THROUGH TRAINEE
FACILITATORS
Non-Formal
education
Specialist/
Facilitators
Researchers/
Subject matter
Specialists
ToF 25
Facilitators
Facilitators Divided into
5 Groups, each Group
with 5 Facilitators
Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5
FFS FFS FFS FFS FFS FFS FFS FFS FFS FFS

21. FFS TRAINING SYSTEM THROUGH TRAINED FACILITATORS
Group of 2 Trained
Facilitators
Trained Facilitator
meet at alternate
day in ToF
FFS FFS FFS
Guest ExpertsMaster Trainer

22. TRAINING
MODULE OF FFS
SYSTEM

24. 1. FIELD OBSERVATION
Five member teams observe
general field conditions,
sample plants, collect insects,
make notes, and gather live
specimens from Field School
plots. The field provides all of
the basic learning materials
and subject matter for the
Field School

26. 2. CHARTING THE GROWTH
Five members team
convert all the data
collected from the
field, subject matter
and growth
condition of the crop
on chart

29. 3. AGRO-ECOSYSTEM ANALYSIS
This is a core of the weekly
process. Each team uses their
field samples and notes to
create visual analytical tool
combining key factors such as
pest/predator densities, plant
health, field conditions,
weathers, and current
management.

30. 4. PRESENTATION OF OBSERVATIONS
To build up confidence,
the sub-group leader
present the observation
through chart amongst
other member farmers of
FFS.

31. 5. SPECIAL TOPICS
These activities are linked to crop
stage and to specific local issues.
This part of the curriculum is
tailored for each Field School from a
larger selection of ‘Training Manual’
by facilitator’s extensive training.
These exercises require more field
work on topics such as crop
physiology, health and safety, food
webs, field ecology, economic
analysis and water/ fertilizer
management. Supporting studies
such as ‘insect zoos’ for learning
plant-insect and insect-insect
interaction are also initiated as part
of ‘special topics’

32. 6. AGRI. ZOO
This activity includes
the live interaction of
pest and predators. This
activity build up the
confidence amongst the
learners, facilitate and
strengthen the decision
making.

33. 7. GROUP DYNAMICS
Activities in problem
solving, communication
leadership and team
building are conducted
weekly to strengthen
group cohesion,
maintain motivation,
and help participants to
develop organizational
skills.

34. 8. DECISION MAKING
The output of analysis is a field
management decision
thoroughly discussed in small
groups and defended in open
discussion before the full “group
of participants.” What it…?
Problem-posing further hones
analytical skills during the
discussion among groups.

36. ALLIED
TRAINING
INPUTS

37. COURSE WORK FOR TRAINING UNDER FFS SYSTEM
 A. TECHNICAL TOPICS.
 Abiotic factors.
 Pre-sowing aspects.
 Tillage operations.
 Crop agronomy and fertigation.
 How to take AESA.
 Insect biology of different cotton pests, their mode of damage and
different approaches to manage them.
 Insect biology of different natural enemies of crop and their
action.
 Different chemical and non-chemical methods to manage crop
pests.
 Crop harvest and its storage.
 Communication method.
 Facilitation skills.
 Insect zoos.

38. • B. SOCIAL TOPICS.
• Farmer’s organization and their mobility.
• Role of women in cotton production.
• Code of ethics while working with farmers.
• Health hazardous caused due to pesticides.
• Objective oriented group dynamics and
brainstorming.
• C. ECONOMIC TOPICS.
• Marketing of the crop.
• Cost benefit ratio of the crop demo plots.
• Crop production in WTO scenario
…Continue

39. TRAINING MANUALS
To strengthen the
knowledge of facilitators,
training manuals prepared
by the research experts
have been provided to each
facilitator for ready
references.

40. 01/08/2007 40
Visit of Secretary Agriculture NWFP to Citrus FFS
at Swabi

41. 01/08/2007 41
Citrus FFS OrchardsCitrus FFS Orchards

42. 08/15/17 42
Visit of Secretary Agriculture NWFP to CitrusVisit of Secretary Agriculture NWFP to Citrus
FFS at NowsheraFFS at Nowshera

43. SPECIAL LECTURE THROUGH GUEST SPEAKER
To update the technical
knowledge and skills of
facilitators/farmers, guest
expert speakers from
research and private sector
have been regularly
involved in ToF/FFS.