Evaluation of a modified field school approach in knowledge appropriation by arracacha growers
The Farmer Field Schools (FFS) are a rural extension strategy and means of disseminating management practices and innovations to strengthen knowledge, emphasizing learning processes with a horizontal and two-way exchange of experiences between the facilitator and the farmers. This study aimed to eva...
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| author | Navarro Niño, Diego Alberto Villamil Carvajal, Jorge Enrique Garnica Montaña, Johanna Paola Jaramillo Barrios, Camilo Ignacio |
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| description | The Farmer Field Schools (FFS) are a rural extension strategy and means of disseminating management practices and innovations to strengthen knowledge, emphasizing learning processes with a horizontal and two-way exchange of experiences between the facilitator and the farmers. This study aimed to evaluate a modified field school approach (MFFSA) for farmers in Cajamarca, Tolima - Colombia, with the purpose of identifying the knowledge acquired by farmers in agronomic issues related to production, nutrition, and pest and disease management, for a new arracacha cultivar called AGROSAVIA LA 22. The study simplified the traditional components of an FFS in preparation, implementation, and evaluation where new intervention strategies were incorporated. The results showed that when comparing the before and after of the intervention in the learning process, where a paired t-test was applied in a general way for four categories, it was found that the knowledge of the farmers of the three localities presented statistical differences (p <0.05) in the learning process, going from 36% to 70% in the four categories evaluated. It is concluded that the MFFSA are a promising and effective strategy to increase the knowledge of arracacha growers about innovations and cultivation practices, thus contributing to improve the processes of diffusion of innovations at the local level and strengthening rural extension processes. |
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| spelling | oai:oai.revistas.uptc.edu.co:article-147212023-01-18T15:44:21Z Evaluation of a modified field school approach in knowledge appropriation by arracacha growers Evaluación de un enfoque modificado de escuelas de campo en la apropiación de conocimientos en agricultores de arracacha Navarro Niño, Diego Alberto Villamil Carvajal, Jorge Enrique Garnica Montaña, Johanna Paola Jaramillo Barrios, Camilo Ignacio Knowledge Transfer Rural Extension Andragogy Participatory Learning Social Media Transferencia de Tecnología Extensión Rural Andragogía Aprendizaje Participativo Redes Sociales The Farmer Field Schools (FFS) are a rural extension strategy and means of disseminating management practices and innovations to strengthen knowledge, emphasizing learning processes with a horizontal and two-way exchange of experiences between the facilitator and the farmers. This study aimed to evaluate a modified field school approach (MFFSA) for farmers in Cajamarca, Tolima - Colombia, with the purpose of identifying the knowledge acquired by farmers in agronomic issues related to production, nutrition, and pest and disease management, for a new arracacha cultivar called AGROSAVIA LA 22. The study simplified the traditional components of an FFS in preparation, implementation, and evaluation where new intervention strategies were incorporated. The results showed that when comparing the before and after of the intervention in the learning process, where a paired t-test was applied in a general way for four categories, it was found that the knowledge of the farmers of the three localities presented statistical differences (p <0.05) in the learning process, going from 36% to 70% in the four categories evaluated. It is concluded that the MFFSA are a promising and effective strategy to increase the knowledge of arracacha growers about innovations and cultivation practices, thus contributing to improve the processes of diffusion of innovations at the local level and strengthening rural extension processes. Las Escuelas de Campo de Agricultores (ECAs) son una estrategia de extensión rural y medio de difusión de prácticas de manejo e innovaciones para afianzar los conocimientos, enfatizando los procesos de aprendizaje con un intercambio de experiencias horizontal y de doble vía entre el facilitador y los agricultores. Este estudio tuvo como objetivo evaluar un enfoque modificado de escuelas de campo (EMECA) para los agricultores de Cajamarca, Tolima - Colombia, con el propósito de identificar los conocimientos adquiridos de los agricultores en temas agronómicos relacionados con la producción, nutrición y manejo de plagas y enfermedades para un nuevo cultivar de arracacha denominado AGROSAVIA LA 22. El estudio simplificó los componentes tradicionales de una ECA en preparación, implementación y evaluación donde se incorporaron nuevas estrategias de intervención. Los resultados mostraron que al comparar el antes y el después de la intervención en el proceso de aprendizaje, donde se aplicó una prueba t pareada de modo general para cuatro categorías se encontró que los conocimientos de los agricultores de las tres localidades presentaron diferencias estadísticas (p<0,05) en el proceso de aprendizaje, pasando de 36% a 70% en las cuatro categorías evaluadas. Se concluye que las EMECA son una estrategia prometedora y efectiva para aumentar el conocimiento de los agricultores de arracacha sobre las innovaciones y prácticas del cultivo, contribuyendo así a mejorar los procesos de difusión de innovaciones a nivel local y fortaleciendo los procesos de extensión rural. Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia 2022-12-12 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion texto application/pdf https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/ciencia_agricultura/article/view/14721 10.19053/01228420.v19.n3.2022.14721 Ciencia y Agricultura; Vol. 19 No. 3 (2022): Septiembre-Diciembre Ciencia y Agricultura; Vol. 19 Núm. 3 (2022): Septiembre-Diciembre 2539-0899 spa https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/ciencia_agricultura/article/view/14721/12409 Copyright (c) 2022 Diego Alberto Navarro Niño, Jorge Enrique Villamil Carvajal, Johanna Paola Garnica Montaña, Camilo Ignacio Jaramillo Barrios http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| spellingShingle | Knowledge Transfer Rural Extension Andragogy Participatory Learning Social Media Transferencia de Tecnología Extensión Rural Andragogía Aprendizaje Participativo Redes Sociales Navarro Niño, Diego Alberto Villamil Carvajal, Jorge Enrique Garnica Montaña, Johanna Paola Jaramillo Barrios, Camilo Ignacio Evaluation of a modified field school approach in knowledge appropriation by arracacha growers |
| title | Evaluation of a modified field school approach in knowledge appropriation by arracacha growers |
| title_alt | Evaluación de un enfoque modificado de escuelas de campo en la apropiación de conocimientos en agricultores de arracacha |
| title_full | Evaluation of a modified field school approach in knowledge appropriation by arracacha growers |
| title_fullStr | Evaluation of a modified field school approach in knowledge appropriation by arracacha growers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of a modified field school approach in knowledge appropriation by arracacha growers |
| title_short | Evaluation of a modified field school approach in knowledge appropriation by arracacha growers |
| title_sort | evaluation of a modified field school approach in knowledge appropriation by arracacha growers |
| topic | Knowledge Transfer Rural Extension Andragogy Participatory Learning Social Media Transferencia de Tecnología Extensión Rural Andragogía Aprendizaje Participativo Redes Sociales |
| topic_facet | Knowledge Transfer Rural Extension Andragogy Participatory Learning Social Media Transferencia de Tecnología Extensión Rural Andragogía Aprendizaje Participativo Redes Sociales |
| url | https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/ciencia_agricultura/article/view/14721 |
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