FAO contributes to the Peace, Recovery and Development Plan (PRDP) Framework in northen Uganda by building capacity of frontline extension workers and NGOson the concept of Farmer Field Schools
FAO is conducting a 4 month intensive Farmers Field School (FFS) master training for extension workers and NGOs drawn from the regions of Karamoja Teso, Lango, Acholi and West Nile at one of the National Agricultural Research Organization's (NARO) northern region research institute of Ngetta Zonal Agricultural Research and Development Institute located in Lira district. The objective of the training is to equip the participants with the concept and methodology of the Farmer Field School as its contribution in capacity building towards the Peace, Recovery and Development Plan (PRDP) Framework.
FAO is currently conducting a 4 months Farmers Field School (FFS) master training course at Ngetta Zonal Agricultural Research and development Institute (ZARDI) in Lira district.
The course is part of FAO's capacity building contribution to the Peace, Recovery and Development Plan (PRDP) framework. Participants are frontline agricultural extension agents and selected local Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) from the regions of Karamoja Teso, Lango, Acholi and West Nile. There are also four international participants attending the training (2 from Burundi and 2 from Ethiopia).
The objective of the intensive training is to equip the participants with the concepts and methodology of the Farmer Field School by:
a) Equipping them with the basic skills to organize and facilitate season long FFS
b) Assisting them to develop an understanding of experimental learning and use of adult learning concepts and methods in designing service provision to farmers.
c) Introducing the participants to thinking and planning service provision in holistic and comprehensive terms of systematic enterprise life cycle.
d) Mentoring the participants into designing appropriate FFS programmes and tailored requisite technical backstopping for institutions intending to implement FFS, and
e) Systematically adapting the FFS approach to existing national frameworks targeting modernization of Agriculture in Uganda.
By Mr. Y. Y. Obong, Research Officer, Ngetta ZARDI
