SISTEMA DE CAPACITACIÓN INTEGRAL EN MANEJO DE RECURSOS NATURALES, CONSERVACIÓN DE LA BIODIVERSIDAD Y ASPECTOS PRODUCTIVOS BASADO EN LA METODOLOGÍA DE ESCUELAS DE CAMPO SOCIO AMBIENTALES

The FFS method is explained in detail and group exercises are included for facilitators, which are illustrated with pictures showing the context of Central and South America. Emphasis is placed on participatory diagnosis of production axes, including matching legumes and stones as material, ballot box, spider web group diagnosis on the advantages and disadvantages, to analyse the importance and problems of the selected crops and the economic aspects of the crop enterprise. The AESA covers aspects of insects on farms and includes comparative observations of crops for biological control. Observations are recorded on flowering, shade coverage, fruits, tree crowns, branches, ground cover, soil moisture and organic matter and detailed observations on parasites and plagues among others. Special topics concern the valorization of the production of the cultivation of interest, economic analysis of the cultivation enterprise, monitoring the cultivated farms, value chains and conservation of natural resources.