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Keywords: organization of the National IPM Programme, regional Field Training Facilities, farmer trainers, organization of the IPM extension season, group selection and composition, composition of groups, characteristics of IPM farmers compared to non-IPM farmers, involvement of women, field school schedule of activities, drawing agroecosystem analysis, time allocation, special topics, methods and materials supplied, performance of farmers, performance of trainers, about the trainers, farmers opinion of utility of field schools, weak points mentioned, comparison of yields, trends in yields, example of a failure, factors determining success, composition of field school groups and representativeness, follow-up activities