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Farmer field schools for integrated watershed management

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The present article reviews the adaptation of the popular farmer field school (FFS) approach to integrated watershed management in several Indonesian provinces, under the auspices of a major environmental management project. Indonesia is the site of origin of the FFS concept, developed to promote integrated pest management (IPM) in rice during the 1980s. Since the conclusion of the National IPM Programme in 1999, FFS alumni groups and approaches have continued to evolve in Indonesia, and the FFS model has been taken up in scores of developing countries around the world. The present article provides a sympathetic appraisal of some recent developments.Champs-écoles des producteurs pour la gestion intégrée des bassins versantsLe présent article traite de l'adaptation de la très populaire approche des champs-écoles des producteurs (CEP) dans le contexte de la gestion intégrée des bassins versants dans plusieurs provinces indonésiennes, sous les auspices d'un important projet de gestion environnementale. C'est en Indonésie qu'est né le concept des CEP, mis au point pour promouvoir la gestion intégrée des ennemis des cultures (Integrated Pest Management - IPM) dans la culture du riz durant les années 1980. Depuis la conclusion du Programme national d'IPM en 1999, les groupes d'élèves des CEP et les approches dans ce domaine ont continué d'évoluer en Indonésie, et le modèle CEP a été suivi dans des dizaines de pays en développement aux quatre coins du monde. Le présent article donne une évaluation favorable de certains changements récents.Escolas para Produtores Rurais promovendo um divisor de águas na gestão integradaEste artigo revê a adaptação da abordagem popular da Escola para Produtores Rurais (FFS) para promover um divisor de águas na gestão integrada em várias províncias da Indonésia, sob os auspícios de um importante projeto de gestão. A Indonésia é o local de origem do conceito de FFS, desenvolvido para promover o Manejo Integrado de Pragas (MIP) na produção de arroz durante a década de 1980. Desde a conclusão do Programa Nacional de MIP em 1999, grupos alumni e abordagens da FFS continuam a progredir na Indonésia, e o modelo de FFS tem sido adotado cada vez mais em países em desenvolvimento de todas as partes do mundo. Este artigo oferece uma avaliação otimista de alguns desdobramentos recentes.Escuelas de campo de agricultores para el manejo integrado de cuencas de aguaEste ensayo analiza la adaptación del método de escuelas de campo para agricultores (ECA), ampliamente aceptado, para el manejo de cuencas de agua en varias provincias de Indonesia, en el marco de un proyecto de gestión ambiental más amplio. El concepto de ECA tuvo su origen en Indonesia para promover el manejo integrado de plagas (MIP) en arrozales durante los años 80. Desde que concluyó el Programa Nacional de MIP en 1999, tanto sus exalumnos como sus planteamientos han seguido evolucionando en Indonesia, y el modelo de ECA se ha replicado en decenas de países. Este ensayo califica favorablemente algunos progresos recientes.

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  • Craig Thorburn, 2012. "Farmer field schools for integrated watershed management," Development in Practice, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 22(1), pages 3-17, February.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:cdipxx:v:22:y:2012:i:1:p:3-17
    DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2012.634176
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