23 June 2022 | S.K. Swain, H.K. De, G.S. Saha, B.N. Paul, S.N. Sethi and S.S. Giri | 432 Downloads | .pdf | 1.01 MB | Freshwater finfish, Livelihoods, gender and social issues, India, Ornamentals
The Farmer Field School approach is promoted by FAO as an alternative technology dissemination mechanism to the top-down extension methods in south-east Asian countries. In order to utilise the potential of the farmer field school approach for aquaculture, ICAR-CIFA has piloted Aquaculture Field Schools (AFS) in several states in India. AFS are schools without walls to improve the decision-making capacity of the farmers and facilitate cross-learning opportunities. It is a participatory extension methodology whereby fish farmers are allowed to choose the methods of aquaculture production through discovery-based approaches.
Publisher: Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution.