ACCESO's Latest Developments

National Agreement for the Promotion of Farmer Field Schools signed in Peru

The Peruvian Government, along with several national and international institutions interested in the promotion of the Farmer Field Schools (FFS) methodology in cacao, signed a National Agreement to formalize their commitment. See the press release (in English) and a copy of the agreement (in Spanish only).

ACCESO holds technology transfer seminar in Ecuador

ACCESO organized the "Andean Regional Workshop of Technological Application in Cacao" on March 6-8, 2005 in Quevedo, Ecuador. See the press release and the presentations.

Farmer Field Schools start in Peru with Trainer-of-Trainer Seminars

Implementation of the Farmer Field Schools (FFS) in cacao started in Peru with 2 trainer-of-trainer seminars organized by the Tropical Crops Institute (ICT). During these seminars, that took place from February 6-11, 2006 in Tingo Maria and from February 20-25, 2006 in Quillabamba, nearly 60 field technicians received training to improve their extension skills under this methodology. The trained personnel will contribute to ACCESO's implementation of Farmer Field Schools of cacao in Peru.

ACCESO Launch Conference

ACCESO was successfully launched during a conference in Lima, Peru on June 2-3, 2005. More than 100 participants attended the event. See the press release and the presentations.