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Book (stand-alone)Success case replication. A manual for increasing farmer household income by mobilizing successful farmers and groups to train their peers 2000
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No results found.This publication is a step-by-step guide to multiplying village micro-businesses by motivating rural micro-entrepreneurs to train others on how to copy their success. It is based on a joint project of FAO and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). Case studies from the project countries - Bhutan, Lao PDR, Mongolia, Nepal, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Viet Nam - show how this can be a highly effective rural development and income generation tool. The manual also lists pitfalls to be avoided. More than 3300 farm households were trained under the project. An estimated 71 percent of these also became successful micro-entrepreneurs with an annual average income gain of US$449. -
Book (stand-alone)A handbook for training of disabled on rural enterprise development 2003
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No results found.There are an estimated 400 million persons with disabilities in Asia and the Pacific. A vast majority of them live in rural areas and are small farmers dependent on the agricultural sector for livelihood security. This practical handbook identifies income-generating opportunities for setting up small-scale businesses so that they may become self-reliant while remaining in their community. It is based on an innovative entrepreneurship training programme developed by FAO, enabling small farmers wi th disabilities to overcome social, cultural and psychological hurdles to becoming successful, self-employed rural entrepreneurs. It uses a field-tested methodology for promotion of micro-enterprises by small farmers by mobilizing successful, local small farmers to become trainers of their peers. The handbook takes the user through all the steps to be considered when a disabled person decides to start a small enterprise, from the difficulties and advantages involved and training methodologies to preparation and setting up of the micro-enterprise. -
Book (stand-alone)Mushroom cultivation for people with disabilities: a training manual 2001
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No results found.This manual is based on the experience gained from a project developed by FAO and the Public Welfare Department of the Government of Thailand to restore self-confidence and self-respect to people with disabilities by making them successful entrepreneurs. It describes every step of the training and tasks involved in motivating people with physical and mental disabilities to overcome their handicap and start a profitable mushroom cultivation and marketing enterprise. The manual is meant for use by government and non-governmental organizations working with people with disabilities. The training was developed, tested and revised by a leading Thai mushroom cultivation entrepreneur and an expert from Thailand's Ministry of Agriculture.
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