Karin Nichterlein Agricultural Research Officer FAO Research and Extension Unit

Karin NichterleinAgricultural Research Officer

FAO Research and Extension Unit

Technologies and Practices for Small Agricultural Producers http://teca.fao.org

First, some context...Smallholder farmers often depend on publicly available information

BUT often

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TECA is a unique tool, because it combines features in a unique way:

Focusing on small producers with content and format

Knowledge base, not repository

Breadth in formats, sources, languages, geographical

scope, topics

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Producers’ associations

Advisory services (extension agencies)

Universities

NGOs

Research and development organizations

Any group or person working for and with small producers

Private sector

TECA target groups

SHARING DOCUMENTED TECHNOLOGIES AND PRACTICESTESTED BY SMALLHOLDERS

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ENGAGING WITH PEERS AND EXPERTS THROUGH DISCUSSION FORA

Farmer Innovation

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HOW CAN YOU ENGAGE IN TECA?

TECA Partnerships

Content development: CTA, FAO, CGIAR centers,

GIZ, DFID, INBAR, NARO etc.

Outreach to farmers:Apimondia, Grameen

Foundation, FAO networks, FARA Farmers Corner,

Extension Services, Producer organizations etc.

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What do we offer:

• TECA Maintenance• Partner agreements (for non-FAO

organizations)• Guidelines for various types of partnerships• Training sessions via Skype • Tri-lingual system (English, French, Spanish)

– new languages can be added easily

• On request decentralized TECA system

THANK YOU