This is a case study conducted in Senegal, designed to address one key question: What do farmers already understand about climate change?

This is a learning modules and exercises that Farmer Field School practitioners can use with farming communities for community-based adaptation planning.

In this document, we explore concrete experiences from Farmer Field School (FFS) practitioners on the critical steps before launching an FFS programme on climate change.
Panelists:
• Okoth James – Senior Programme Officer, FAO
• Paul Mutungi – Agriculture Officer, FAO
• Tiko Hema – Specialist in Monitoring, Evaluation, and Training in the FFS Approach, FAO

This document presents practical tools for assessing community vulnerability to climate change and for planning adaptation and disaster risk reduction strategies. Presentations:

This document highlight good practices and case studies on integrating scientific and indigenous knowledge in FFS for climate resilience, while also exploring the challenges and opportunities in improving access to climate information at the community level.

Presentation

The Science Field Shops: Institutionalizing Response Farming to Climate Change

By Yunita T. Winarto, Professor of Anthropology, Universitas Indonesia and Sue Walker, Professor and Agrometeorologist, University of the Free State & Agricultural Research Council (South Africa)

This document highlight good practices and case studies on integrating scientific and indigenous knowledge in FFS for climate resilience, while also exploring the challenges and opportunities in improving access to climate information at the community level.

Presentation

Use of Scientific and Indigenous climate information in FFS – East Africa

By Paul Mutungi, Regional Field School Support Officer, FAO

The FAO Agroecology Digest presents a collection of news, research publications, stories from the field, multimedia materials (and much more) from around the world.