Stocktaking of Farmer Field Schools in the Caribbean. Paper presented at the 52nd CFCS Annual Meeting, Guadeloupe, July 10-16, 2016
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Globally, Farmer Field Schools (FFSs) use participatory and ecological approaches for field testing and local adaptation of innovative practices and knowledge in different technical areas. FFSs were introduced in the Caribbean during 2002-2003 to address the indiscriminate use of toxic pesticides and the consequent negative impact on the environment and human health. From February to May 2016, a stocktaking of FFSs in the Caribbean was undertaken to review progress as well as to determine their impact at the national and regional levels. Towards this end, a desk research was conducted to secure the required information from the countries and collaborating regional institutions. Results indicate that the FFS approach has varied from country to country and the reach of the FFS experience was conditioned by inter alia the institutional capacity of the implementing entity, the commodity being researched, funding and the eco-region. The Paper presents the final results of the stocktaking an d shares the outcomes which are anticipated to be (i) A virtual library of FFS experiences in the Caribbean as well as documents generated and related to the experiences of FFS (ii) an interactive database of related projects, organizations and institutions that focus on FFS in the Caribbean countries and (iii) systematization of relevant experiences, including list of actors, location and available thematic bibliography, and initial ideas on FFS quality.