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DocumentEpisode Four: Group orders for fertilizer
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2012Also available in:
Radio script. Group ordering is a system of obtaining supplies of inputs based on centralized demand from farmers which is channelled through their producers’ organizations (PO), and subsequently through the unions of these organizations and their federations. The arrangement involves the POs and their unions and federations in negotiating sales directly with agreed suppliers, ensuring distribution of inputs, among other things. The management board of the Albarka union reviews this activity and programmes the next purchase. -
DocumentEpisode Five: Farmer Field Schools
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Radio script. The Farmer Field School (FFS) is a participatory tool for technology transfer which brings together 20 to 25 men and women farmers who are willing and able to learn. They meet once a week throughout an entire crop cycle (of a winter season) to follow training according to the Farmer Field School methodology. The farmers must observe all the interactions around a plant, identify the potential and constraints and test solutions, given production constraints, having first carried out an exploratory survey. At the end of this process, participants are asked to choose the technical approach that is best suited to alleviating these constraints. In this way, the FFS promotes the learning and uptake of new agricultural production techniques which take account of farmers’ capacities, but also of the possibilities offered by local conditions. -
DocumentEpisode Three: The input shop
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2012Also available in:
Radio script. An input shop is a small enterprise whose aim is to facilitate access to inputs for farmers and supply a local service. These shops are autonomous entities run as associations or cooperatives; they are owned by grassroots producers’ organizations (PO), unions or PO federations.
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