Learning by doing : farmer field schools sow the seeds for ecological agriculture in Honduras
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2007
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National Association for the Promotion of Ecological Agriculture (ANAFAE), Tegucigalpa,HN
Abstract
A growing ecological agriculture movement in Honduras is helping farmers increase yields and reduce production costs while safeguarding health and the environment. The National Association for the Promotion of Ecological Agriculture (ANAFAE) is leading this movement through on-farm participatory research. Twenty-five field schools have been established and 421 farmers (33 percent are women) have been carrying out on-farm research in three regions of Honduras. This one-page poster/summary provides information on farmer field schools.
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Spanish version available in IDRC Digital Library: Aprender haciendo : escuelas campesinas agrícolas siembran las semillas para la agricultura ecológica en Honduras
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IDRC Final Report
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Keywords
ORGANIC FARMING, FARMER TRAINING, ECOLOGICAL AGRICULTURE, AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, RURAL ECONOMY, FARMER PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH, HONDURAS, NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA