Push-pull is a knowledge-intensive technology that needs a curriculum designed to guide learning at various entry points of the technology for smallholder farmers. This curriculum covers the key components of the push-pull technology written for direct implementation by farmer groups and individual farmers. It will be covered and applied by the majority of the small-scale farmers in the region through Farmer Field Schools (FFS).
The FFS offers farmers opportunities aimed at enhancing learning by doing, getting involved in experimentation, problem-solving, discussion and decision-making. The school aims to educate farmers to understand their environment and farming practices, thus enabling them to make rational decisions in the use of resources and to identify appropriate practices and technologies that are relevant to their farming systems.
Authors: Z.R. Khan, D. M. Amudavi, C. Midega, J. Pittchar, D. Nyagol, G. Genga, A. Ndiege and P. Akelo, J. A. Pickett, L.J. Wadhams, F. Muyekho, B. Nyateng
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