A hybrid system for monitoring and evaluation of Farmer Field Schools in Pakistan
By Rebekah Bell, FAO Representative in Pakistan (ad interim) The e-FFS is an android mobile-based data collection and management system designed, developed and managed by the FAO Pakistan team. ©FAO 18/03/2021 The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) introduced the Farmer Field School (FFS) approach in 1989 to educate farmers on improved agricultural practices. The FFS approach has been used widely where a season-long school is established for farmers to engage in group learning and training activities. As the FFS approach was scaled up globa...