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Building capacity for integrated rice - fish systems through the regional rice initiative and South - South cooperation

Year of publication 2017

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 2p.

Author Alberto Trillo Barca

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

ISBN No ISBN

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) This publication wants to highlighted the potential for scaling up the experience of South-South Cooperation (SSC) initiatives on Rice-Fish techniques. This initiatives have mainly used the Farmer Field Schools (FFS) approach. It has strengthened collaboration among farmers, supported cooperative structures and participatory training approaches, especially FFS, and proved to be a cost efficient tool that can be used to strengthen and scale up this technique.

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