This report on the International Meeting is not a recording of the meeting’s proceedings, but instead it is a workshop report communicating the presentations and outcomes of the discussions in a reader-friendly and usable format. In creating a report that also serves as a comprehensive source of information, some data and information from other sources has been added. Chapter 1 gives an overview of the FFS approach in the original development context. Chapter 2 explains the need for new approaches in emergency. Chapters 3 to 5 present the ex-periences of piloting and adapting the FFS approach among youth in refugee camps, with pastoralists and in rehabilitation contexts, with analyses of lessons learned in each context in-cluded. Chapter 6 presents the outcomes of thematic group and plenary discussions on the role of FFS in disaster management, on the FFS principles in emergency contexts and on the strengths and weaknesses of the FFS approach in emergency situations including how to turn these into opportunities, transforming FFS into a fully functional tool for emergency operations. Finally, Chapter 7 contains a summary with conclusions and recommendations. The full programme for the international meeting is given in annex 1 and the participants are listed in annex 2. This report is targeting FAO operations involved in emergency, rehabilitation and prepared-ness activities. It is also thought to be useful for others including: implementing partners—to offer them an overview and insight before starting up; donors—to encourage their support for such activities; and governments or other institutions attempting to replicate, use or adapt the FFS approach in their own contexts.
FAO Global Forum on the Future of Farmer Field Schools for Sustainable Agrifood Systems Implementing FFS as a post-conflict resolution tool
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