Process of FFS

• In FFS farmer participates meet for 14-16 weeks, from land preparation to crop harvest, and they are being facilitated by a trainer.
• Selection and initiation of a FFS depends upon interest of the interest of the farmers, baseline survey, supports from local leaders, gender matrix and cropping calendars.
• Each FFS has at least 1000 m2 “learning field”.
• Each week farmers meet at learning field and share new idea to each other. So, FFS help farmers learn with farmers and make them experts in their own fields.