Nature and cost of participation in farmers field school: case study from north wollo administration zone, Ethiopia
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2013
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This research was conducted on Integrated Pest Management (1P11/1) Farmers
Field School (FFS) project of Save the Children - UK in North Wollo
Administration Zone, Ethiopia. The objectives of the study were to assess the
nature and quality of farmers' participation in development projects and to
analyze the cost of particiPation for different categories ()Partners. Data were
collected using focus group discussions, observation and interviews with 120
respondents. Simple descriptive statistics were used to analyze the quantitative
data using SPSS software. The qualitative data were coded in two categories
using constant comparison and asking question techniques. The nature of
participation evolved from lower consultative form of participation to higher
levels involving self-mobilization. The cost to farmers in terms of time spent on
project activities li'aS /07(11(1 to be high. The financial and material cost of
participation, however, were affordable to !I/Oat-niers. It is recommended that the
members be . facilitated to gain adequate benefits kom their involvement by linking
the schools to other stakeholders and service providers and that expansion and
growth of each school should be encouraged by increasing the number of
members of the school to also include the disadvantaged, and by diversifying
activities of the school
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JCEE 2013: Vol 4(1)
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Farmer Field School, Farmers, Participation, Participation cost