Includes issues such as training themes and methods,developing cocoa training activities,institutional requirements,cooperative model for scaling up and community model for scaling up.

1. Research on scaling up and
institutionalizing cocoa farmer
field schools (FFS)
Horticulture and Tree Crops Program planning
meeting
November 24, 2009

2. Training themes and methods
Cocoa integrated crop and pest management
FFS Video viewing clubs
Planting, replanting and diversification
Farmer learning groups

3. Developing cocoa training activities
Activity Timing
Identification of lack of suitable 2002
training/dissemination methods
Research and extension specialists 2003
from 4 countries develop ICPM
curriculum
Pilot FFS to test method and 2003-2006
curriculum
FFS scaling up started 2006
Video viewing clubs piloted 2006-2007
Farmer learning groups piloted 2009-

4. Targets
• 92,000 farmers trained in 5 countries
(2003-2014)
• 30,505 farmers trained to date (2003-2008)

5. Institutional requirements for FFS
Level Role/function
National Innovations, technical resource
persons
National Training material development
Region/local FFS implementer– ToTs, quality
control, training team (MTs,
supervisors)
Region/national Funding for financial sustainability:
funding for ToTs, training materials
etc
Community Farmer facilitators, honorarium for
farmer facilitators, FFS materials (in
kind)

6. Cooperative model for scaling up FFS
Technical
support
Cooperative State extension
Training
costs Quality control
ToT costs ToT
Facilitator Master trainer
costs
Farmer facilitator Extension facilitator
FFS

7. Community model for scaling up FFS
Contributors Technical
(public/private sector, donors) support
Training State extension
costs
FFS fund
ToT costs
Master trainer
Community Facilitator costs
Farmer facilitator
FFS

8. Research topics related to scaling
up/institutionalization
• Documentation of scaling up/institutionalization
process
• Cost and effectiveness of different models
(LBC, certification, private sector etc)
• Policy and organizational changes needed for
institutionalization
• Establishing community-based institutions e.g.
FFS networks