Research article

THE IMPORTANCE OF FIELD SCHOOLS IN AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN EUROPE

Hussein Ali Hussein AL-QAESI1 and Abdulmuttaleb Abbas Salih2

Online First: January 20, 2023


Farmer Field Schools are actually a solution to agricultural extension and a method of IPM. Trough FFS, famers apply IPM principles in their fields, but also learn to master a process enablingthem to help others learn and apply IPM principles. In this paper I make a short introduction on the actual state of agricultural development in Europe and then I will try to underline the importance of Farmer Field Schools in agricultural extension and development. In the development of agriculture it is important to have innovative farmers, to reduce the effect of pesticides, grow organic agriculture and create strong communities among the famers. Field schools are designed to promote, in fact these principles.

Keywords

Field Schools, Agricultural Development, agrarian