Cotton ready for harvest in the field. 

A Farmer Field School (FFS) in a cotton field inspecting a seed pod and the insects therein. 

A Farmer Field School (FFS) in a cotton field observing plant growth rates and insect behavior to better manage the crops and pesticide use. 

A farmer in the Farmer Field School (FFS) showing an insect found on a cotton plant. 

A farmer in the Farmer Field School (FFS) showing a caterpillar found on a cotton plant. The detrimental effects this pest has on the plant are evident. 

A Farmer Field School (FFS) in a cotton field observing plant growth rates and insect behavior to better manage the crops and pesticide use. 

A farmer in the Farmer Field School (FFS) showing an insect found on a cotton plant. 

A cotton leaf being eaten and infected by harmful caterpillars. 

A Farmer Field School (FFS) in a cotton field observing plant growth rates and insect behavior to better manage the crops and pesticide use. 

A Farmer Field School (FFS) at work in a cotton field observing plant growth rates and insect behavior to better manage the crops and pesticide use. 

A cotton leaf being eaten and infected by harmful caterpillars. 

Women hand-picking cotton in a field. The Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and Farmer Field School (FFS) efforts also serve to protect workers from overexposure to harmful pesticides since it is at th 

A farmer in the Farmer Field School (FFS) showing an insect found on a cotton plant. 

A Farmer Field School (FFS) in a cotton field observing plant growth rates and insect behavior to better manage the crops and pesticide use. 

A Farmer Field School (FFS) in a cotton field observing plant growth rates and insect behavior to better manage the crops and pesticide use. 

The bare feet of a member of a Farmer Field School (FFS) in a cotton field observing plant growth rates and insect behavior to better manage the crops and pesticide use. Often farmers work unprotected 

Farmer Field School (FFS) participants illustrating pests of the cotton plant, which they observed that day. 

Harvesting cotton. 

A Farmer Field School (FFS) teaching cotton farmers about observations made in the field that day. 

A Farmer Field School (FFS) teaching cotton farmers about observations made in the field that day.