| Cote: |
1160 |
| Auteur: |
AUTENRIED Alisa |
| Année: |
Janvier 2020 |
| Titre: |
Knowledge Transfer Through a Farmer to Farmer Approach: a Case Study of the Kingdom of Eswatini |
| Sous la direction de: |
Prof. Christian Kull |
| Type: |
Mémoire de master en géographie |
| Pages: |
100 |
| Complément: |
190 pages d'annexes paginées (formulaire de consentement, guides d'entretiens, retranscriptions d'entretiens, catégories de profils) |
| Remarques: |
La version imprimée est constituée de 2 volumes. |
| Fichier PDF: |
 Mémoire [2.6 Mo]
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| Mots-clés: |
Farmer to Farmer / Knowledge Transfer / Kingdom of Eswatini / Permaculture / Social Learning |
| Résumé: |
This master thesis studies the transfer of knowledge through a social learning approach, namely Farmer to Farmer (F2F). It is a case study of the Kingdom of Eswatini where small-holder farmers attend an organic farming training that aims for improved livelihoods and the mitigation of climate change effects. Training participants (Lead Farmers LF) are expected to impart permaculture knowledge with small-holder farmers (Follower Farmers FF) of their pre-established Savings Groups (SG). In evaluating the success of the F2F programme, determining the detailed process and the project’s reach, this study contributes to the literature on the under-researched F2F approach. It may further be helpful for operational development actors by providing detailed insight in the F2F process. Forty-nine qualitative semi-structured interviews with quantitative components showed that by exerting this F2F approach, specific knowledge reaches a large number of people in a short period of time: A majority of the LFs learn, apply and transfer the entire training content to the FFs by means of variable theoretical and practical teaching lessons. The FFs show fewer practical implementations of the learnt than the LFs, which however is mainly conditioned by external factors and not by personal motivations. Permaculture knowledge is even transferred across SGs’ boundaries and a large network of small-holder farmers sharing agricultural knowledge was observed. Furthermore, the SGs show characteristics of a Community of Practice (CoP). |