What is CARE’s Farmer Field and Business School (FFBS)?
CARE’s Farmer Field and Business School (FFBS) is a hands-on, practical learning approach that helps small-scale farmers, especially women crop-cultivators, livestock herders, pastoralists, and fisherfolk, improve their farms and incomes. It was first developed through the Pathways program building on FAO’s Farmer Field Schools (FFS).
As part of FFBS, women meet regularly during the farming season to learn new skills by doing real experiments on shared plots. They apply what they learn to their own farms—growing more food, earning more money, and gaining the confidence and skills to succeed in markets.
How does FFBS work?
- FFBS teaches farming, business, and nutrition together in one program.
- Women farmers learn climate-smart techniques, how to grow nutritious food, and how to access markets and sell their products at…
