{Tool} Farmer Field Schools – Using peer-to-peer advisory to reduce antibiotic inputs and to improve animal health and welfare (RELACS Practice Abstract). Creator(s): Tavares, Olivia; Walkenhorst, Michael and Experton, Catherine. Issuing Organisation(s): FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture, IFOAM Organics Europe, ITAB - Institute for Organic Agriculture and Food. RELACS Practice abstract, no. 01. (2018)
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Document available online at: https://relacs-project.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/RELACS_PA_01_AHWP_ITAB_final.pdf
Summary
In the case of animal health care/antibiotics reduction, FFS allow the shift from a static health plan to a dynamic process giving autonomy to farmers in decision making and implementation. As a result, antibiotics use was reduced on the participating farms while animal health and welfare were maintained or improved.
Recommendations of how to implement a FFS are given. This practice abstract is relevant for all farmers and farm advisors hoping to facilitate knowledge exchange.
| EPrint Type: | Practice tool |
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| Teaser: | Farm Field Schools - a way to improve knowledge exchange relating to the uptake of innovations, solving problems and reaching goals. |
| What problem does the tool address?: | Recommendations issued by advisory services are often not readily adopted by farmers. |
| What solution does the tool offer?: | Farmer Field Schools (FFS) facilitate exchange between practitioners. Recommendations shared between practi- tioners are often found more convincing and are thus im- plemented by farmers more rapidly. |
| Country: | Switzerland |
| Type of Practice Tool: | Practice abstracts |
| Keywords: | farm management, monitoring and evaluation, human resource management |
| Agrovoc keywords: | Language Value URI English farm management http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2799 English monitoring and evaluation http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_bea12d1e English human resource management -> human resources management http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1331026477819 |
| Subjects: | Farming Systems Farming Systems > Social aspects Knowledge management > Education, extension and communication |
| Research affiliation: | European Union > Horizon 2020 > RELACS Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Knowledge exchange France > ITAB - Institut Technique en Agriculture Biologique |
| Horizon Europe or H2020 Grant Agreement Number: | 773431 |
| Related Links: | https://relacs-project.eu/resources/practical-guidelines/, https://www.facebook.com/organicfarmknowledge/posts/221020866477222, https://twitter.com/farm_knowledge/status/1375350004655722497, https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/39633 |
| Project ID: | ofk |
| Deposited By: | Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau, FiBL |
| ID Code: | 39633 |
| Deposited On: | 25 Mar 2021 10:12 |
| Last Modified: | 26 Jul 2022 18:27 |
| Document Language: | English |
| Status: | Published |
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