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The Plant is the TeacherFarmer Field Schools in Rwanda

A farmer becomes a facilitator!Farmer Field School

But, the plant is the teacher

But, the plant is the teacher

But, the plant is the teacher

But, the plant is the teacher

Observe & RecordAnalyseDraw, Discuss & DecideAct

Discovery-based Learning

Who is eating who?

different varieties

How do you train FFS Facilitators

Season long training Provided by specialized FFS Master Trainers60 to 90 days away from home (spread in the season)Technical skills + Facitation skills + Group Building skills

Land Preparation

Planting

Follow up the growth

Harvest

Farmers are empowered to make their own decisions.

Farmers find solutions for their own problems.

Farmers are prepared for the challenges of the future.

200,000FFS Members

Proven impact of FFS

+250%

IRISH POTATO

very satisfied with the skills and attitute of the Facilitator

98%Data from Mid Season assessment 2015B with 2924 FFS groups

What do farmers say? 70%

apply what they have learned in their own farm

of farmers report that farm revenue has increased by at least 50%73%76%of FFS farmers report that productivity has increased by at least 50%

applied Good Agricultural Practices (GAP)73%

+46%Productivity

Estimated value of additional produce by FFS Farmers in 2015 20,000,000

38%29%33%to belong to a strong group where members can help each otherto have more foodto be able to sell more

of the groups older than 3 year still has an experimental plotFFS Groups are sustainable!86%

71% 22%of FFS groups have an extra income generating activity for the groupof FFS groups have internal savings (=social protection)

53%

women

Gender training and HIV awareness as special topics

FFS Facilitator

GROUP 1

GROUP 3

GROUP 2

GROUP 4,5,6,7,.

FFS Facilitator Graduation

FFS Facilitators Cooperative

Service contract

3 Party Performance ContractFFS FacCooperativeThe DistrictRAB

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From a project to a National Approach!

FFS Farmers

2009 - 2011 25,0001%2011 - 2016200,00011%Target 20201,690,00090%

Strategybehind the scaling up?

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Repeat what Works !

FFS is not new

We simply respected all success factor and made them stronger

If an FFS group was a Duck

8,500 FFS groups

Target75,000 FFS groups

Innovate !

FFS Facilitators are always farmers

Innovate !

Farmer as Facilitator

FFS Facilitatorsbecome professional service providers

FFS Facilitators cooperatives sign Performance contracts (Imihigo) with the government

Localize !

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Reasonbehind the strategy?

To get Results (Effectiveness)

More value for money(Efficiency)

Home grown solution(Sustainability)

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ScaleScaleScaleScaleScaleScaleScaleScaleScaleScaleScaleScaleScale!Scale!Scale!We would like to see more of this!(Instead of embracing complexity)

This was HARDtalk, live from Brussels with Dominique Morel & Raf Somers

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Republic of RwandaMinistry of Agriculture and Animal Resources