Climate Field Schools in Indonesia: improving 'response farming' to climate change
LEISA magazine on low external input and sustainable agriculture, vol. 24:4, December 2008
Following the successful Farmer Field School approach, experimental Climate Field Schools were set up in Indonesia. These aim to increase farmers' knowledge on the climate and improve their response to it. Climate is another reason for building up resilience in farming systems, and this was built into the CFS curriculum. Farmers are now more aware of how to use climate information in managing their soil, water and crop resources for best effects.