The study aimedat identifying the role of farmers field school ( FFSs) in Jablah, and
the characteristics of their participant, their opinions, their productivity, and the difficulties
they suffer from.
To achieve the objective of this study , dat
a was collected through random sample ,
its size is (75) participant farmers in five field schools,by questionnaireby the personal
interview method , the process of data collection was started in 15/5/2013 and completed
in 15/8/2013.
The results showed that 92 % of farmers wish to continue in FFSs, and all of them
indicated that the more activities of (FFSs) is to analyze the ecosystem,and 43,5%of them
refer that the suitable location is the most important conditions essential to choose the
field of experience .
The productivity of citrus participantfarmers in the field schools is more than 5 tons
/acres ( 59,3% ), and The productivity of tomato farmersranging between 8 - 12 tons /acres
( 76,6% ).
The philosophy of Agricultural Extension applications change and
evolve constantly for developing the agricultural process forward.
the field schools successes in some Arab countries, provide an
evidence of this trend.
Farmer Field School is a tr
aining program that lasts for the entire
season and the training activities continue for the various stages of
the development of the crop as well as for various control activities.
It offers FFSs alternative to the conventional method of agricultural
extension which enable farmers to learn and understand the
principles and foundations of the course of agricultural operations. .
that leads to increase their knowledge and abilities to develop their
skills to bring the best practices for management and maintenance
of agricultural resources and increase their returns.
The aim of this research was to measure the technical efficiency of cotton farms
with surface irrigation system using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) in the field
school in Idleb governorate. Preliminary data was collected based on field surveys,
and random sampling. 34 farms in the villages of Meless and Segar were chosen
for the season 2014.
