The Impacts of Farmer Field School Training on Knowledge and Farm Technology Adoption: Evidence from Smallholder Maize Farmers in Oromia, Ethiopia

Huluka, Admassu Tesso; Negatu, Workneh

doi:10.22158/jepf.v2n1p1

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“…However, after matching, covariates are balanced. The insignificant likelihood ratio tests of all covariates imply that the matching procedure is able to balance the characteristics in the treated group (contracted farmers) and the control group (independent farmers) ( Low pseudo R 2 and the insignificant likelihood ratio tests reflect that treatment and control groups have the same distribution in covariates after matching and that matching methods can balance characteristics of the treated and control groups (Wainaina and others, 2012;Chege and others, 2015;and Huluka and Negatu, 2016). After matching, pseudo R 2 dropped from 0.227 to 0.008, the likelihood ratio is insignificant (0.887), and total bias decreased by 50 per cent.…”

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Contract farming, agriculture productivity and poverty reduction: Evidence from tea estates in Viet Nam

Nguyen¹,

Dzator²,

Nadolny³

2018

Asia-Pacific Sustainable Development Journal

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Interest in contract farming is increasing because of its potential as an alternative channel for linking producers to international markets. However, there is limited knowledge on contract farming of tea production in Viet Nam, especially in more inaccessible provinces where tea production plays an important role in generating employment, improving livelihood and reducing poverty. In the present paper, the impact of contract farming on productivity is reviewed in Pho Tho province, a major tea production area that has not been the focus of any other studies. Using survey data, an analysis is conducted on the factors affecting tea productivity and the impact of contract farming on tea productivity in the province. The results indicate that the impact of factors on tea productivity is ambiguous. They also indicate that technical efficiency of tea production of contracted farmers is higher than that of other types of farmers by almost 5 per cent and that contract farming has a positive influence on tea productivity in the province. Because of different climatic conditions, the results from this study are not generalizable across Viet Nam, but they can be applied in the Northern midlands and mountainous areas.

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Contract farming, agriculture productivity and poverty reduction: Evidence from tea estates in Viet Nam

Nguyen¹,

Dzator²,

Nadolny³

2018

Asia-Pacific Sustainable Development Journal

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“…"Farmer Field School (FFS) is considered as an extension approach where the farmers are being trained on different aspects of crop and livestock production, especially management of soil and crops in a low cost and environment-friendly means through a season-long training program" (Roy et al, 2013). According to Huluka and Negatu (2016), FFS intends to provide specialized training to a chosen group of "model farmers," who were then expected to pass on their knowledge to others through administratively managed farmer networks rather than through existing social relationships. FFS attempts to improve farmers' capacity as well as testing new technology, evaluating the results and their applicability to their own conditions, as well as interacting with scientists and extensionists on a more demand-driven basis when they cannot fix a problem amongst themselves.…”

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Farmer field school extension approach: A knowledge booster in Calabar Agricultural Zone, Cross River State, Nigeria

Ayi¹

2022

J. Agric. Ext. Rural Dev

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The aim of this research was to evaluate Farmer Field School's (FFS) capacity to boost the knowledge of farmers in Calabar Agricultural Zone, Cross River State, Nigeria. Specifically, the research aimed to describe the socio-economic characteristics of respondents; assess the effectiveness of FFS on training farmers, improving their knowledge and utilization of new technologies; and ascertain constraints faced by farmers in FFS training. The study adopted multi-stage and purposive sampling techniques to select 318 respondents. Descriptive statistics such as means and percentages were employed to analyze the data. The results revealed that most (64.5%) of the respondents were men; 39.3 and 86.5% were married with a mean household size of 6 persons. On participation, the results indicated that FFS was perceived to be effective in allowing farmers to participate highly in activities such as location of experimental site ( =2.94), experimenting with new methods and techniques ( =2.90) among others. From the findings, it was revealed that FFS was effective in training participants, such as in helping them to learn new ways of doing things in their farm ( =2.84) among others. Analysis of the results further revealed that Farmer Field School was effective in increasing the knowledge of participants on many factors in the farm environment. FFS was also perceived to be effective in influencing most of the participants to utilize about 71% of the technologies captured in this study. The most salient constraints uncovered by the study were non-availability of inputs, followed by inadequate trial and training materials. After thorough investigation and analysis, it was concluded that FFS is an effective agricultural knowledge booster. Based on the findings, it was recommended that FFS should be utilized to design and implement trainings, especially when introducing any innovation to farmers.

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“…Austin [31] proclaimed that an observational or nonrandomized study can be designed and analyzed using the propensity score to imitate some of the characteristics of a randomized controlled trial. Moreover, matching is likely to reduce the underlying selection bias with two assumptions-conditional independence assumption and common support assumption [32]. This study fulfills the necessary conditions to assess the impact of FFS program in terms of selecting covariates and ensure their sufficient balancing.…”

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Impact of Farmer Field School on Crop Income, Agroecology, and Farmer’s Behavior in Farming: A Case Study on Cumilla District in Bangladesh

Bhuiyan

Maharjan

2022

Sustainability

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The Farmer Field School is a season-long training for farmers involving participatory activities and interactive learning with the doctrine of integrated pest management and agroecosystem analysis. It has become a popular education and extension approach worldwide. This study tried to evaluate the FFS as a vehicle for sustainable agriculture which has economic viability, ecological soundness, and social acceptability. The study aimed to analyze the impact of the FFS on crop income, agroecology, and farmers’ behavior in farming. The empirical models, such as propensity score matching, Mahalanobis distance matching, and difference in differences, were applied for estimating the impact of FFS on crop income, more specifically, real income from brinjal. The environmental impact quotient was used to assess the agroecological impact of using pesticide, and a graded response model was used to investigate farmer behavioral changes in farming. The treatment effect based on the empirical models has shown a positive, significant effect on crop income. The findings also revealed that FFS farmers had a lower agroecological impact from pesticide use, and their behavior in farming practices was improved. Therefore, FFS was demonstrated to be a key strategy in strengthening agricultural extension services, which will contribute to promoting sustainable agriculture.

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The Impacts of Farmer Field School Training on Knowledge and Farm Technology Adoption: Evidence from Smallholder Maize Farmers in Oromia, Ethiopia

Abstract: This study examines the impact of Farmer Field School (FFS) training program on farmers

Cited by 9 publications

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Contract farming, agriculture productivity and poverty reduction: Evidence from tea estates in Viet Nam

Contract farming, agriculture productivity and poverty reduction: Evidence from tea estates in Viet Nam

Farmer field school extension approach: A knowledge booster in Calabar Agricultural Zone, Cross River State, Nigeria

Impact of Farmer Field School on Crop Income, Agroecology, and Farmer’s Behavior in Farming: A Case Study on Cumilla District in Bangladesh

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