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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetImproving water productivity in the field with farmers: Farmers Field Schools on water in Jordan 2022
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No results found.The North Jordan Valley (NJV) is located in the northwest of Jordan and it has a subtropical climate with warm winters and hot summers, with a mean annual rainfall of about 350 mm. The warm climate made the area an important agricultural area that mainly produces citrus. Vegetables (e.g., hot peppers, eggplants, okra and others) and other fruit trees (e.g., banana, grapes and date palm) are cultivated in the area as well. Water deficiency is evident in this area and the Jordan Valley Authority (JVA) adopted reduced water allocations (quotas) for farmers in NJV. For the local community in NJV, agriculture is the main employment sector and the main source of income. In addition to scarce water, the major challenges faced by farmers are the high prices of agricultural inputs and low yield prices. Producing more benefits with less water (increased water productivity) is one of the most strategic response to such challenges. Benefits can be either biophysical (yield, expressed in mass unit – kg), economical (returns, expressed in monetary terms – $) or even social when considering job created or dietary value. The analysis of local crop production showed that there is a significant gap between the actual yields and the attainable yields. the reader will know more about FAO's farmer field schools (FFS), its methodology and implementation. in addition to Farming practices implemented through FFSs including the objective of the FFS for each practice, the method applied by the FFS in the demonstration field and the method applied by traditional farmers. -
ProjectStrengthening Capacity of Smallholder Farmers and Farmers’ Organizations in Angola through Farmer Field Schools - UTF/ANG/059/ANG 2024
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No results found.Agriculture is Angola’s second largest productive sector. On average, it contributes 9.7 percent to the country’s gross domestic product, making it the main economic activity of the Angolan people. At present, 80 percent of Angolan farmers are smallholders who produce around 80 percent of all agricultural products in the country. However, they face a number of constraints, comprising weak capacity and limited knowledge of improved agricultural practices and technology; poor access to extension services; limited access to modern inputs, including seeds and fertilizers; inadequate market information; and post-harvest losses. The agriculture sector’s institutional capacity is also weak, particularly in relation to irrigation, policy analysis and agricultural statistics. Against this background, the project aimed to support smallholder producers to improve their production conditions and organization for marketing in three provinces considered the breadbasket of Angola, Bié, Huambo and Malanje. The project built on a previous World Bank-supported project - the Market Oriented Smallholder Agriculture Project (MOSAP I) - implemented in the three above-mentioned provinces. -
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