This webinar was presented on the 20th of January 2021. The MEL framework was first discussed in Bangkok, during the Global Farmer Field School conference on Monitoring and Evaluation in 2018 . Later on in 2019, it was further discussed at the Regional Field School Workshop in Addis Ababa, hosted by the FAO Eastern Africa […]
A great welcome to all members. We thank the Almighty for enabling us to see 2021. The FS-Hub submission for the year includes but not limited to – 1.Strengthened National Field Schools Coordination units. 2. FS included and mainstream in government, sub-governments and private sector extension programmes. 3. Establishment of one (regional) or more Private […]
The Eastern Africa Field Schools Hub is “a Centre of excellence for Field Schools (FS) implementation and quality control.” It was launched on 30th May 2018 in Entebbe, Uganda. Currently the hub is hosted by the Africa Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (AFAAS) www.afaas-africa.org , and is implemented in 11 countries (EAC and IGAD). The overall goal is to […]
The Farmer Field Schools have been implemented in Eastern Africa for over two decades. This is a participatory approach to extension, which gives the farmer an opportunity to make a choice in methods of production through discovery-based learning. The method borrows heavily from the age-old dictum that people usually remember 20% of what they hear, […]
The Eastern Africa Field Schools Hub, has scheduled FS webinars for the purpose of information sharing and experience sharing on the Farmers Field School approach. The webinars will be presented by a select team of experts and FS practitioners. The FS Hub webinars are held every Wednesday of the week as from 1000 – 1100 […]