Tunisian dairy farmers see success with field-school training A 20-month BFH-HAFL Hugo P. Cecchini Institute project took smallholder farmers outside the classroom to co-develop knowledge and skills in a proactive way. 28 July 2025 28 July 2025 5 minute read 5 minute read By: By: University of Bern Europe AfricaThe recently concluded initiative “Support for the professionalisation of livestock farmers in the Mahdia dairy basin” benefitted 420 dairy farmers from the central-eastern Mahdia basin. Nancy was responsible for training the Tunisian trainers who conducted the farmer field schools. Given that 60% of small-scale dairy farmers in Mahdia are women, how did the project support them? The project involved established dairy farmers, agro-entrepreneurs and dairy workers – some of whom were young.