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ICTs and Development: A Study of Telecentres in Rural India
Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan (2013), xiii, 264 pp.
"This volume juxtaposes the global discourse on ICT-D and telecentres with in-depth empirical case studies on the pattern of access and use of telecenters in rural India to draw implications for policy and practice. It suggest that access and use of telecentres and their services are mediated by the
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Listeners' Clubs: New Partnerships
Dimitra Newsletter, issue 23 (2013), pp. 3-7
ICT Development for Social and Rural Connectedness
New York: Springer (2013), viii, 46 pp.
"ICT Development for Social and Rural Connectedness provides an introduction to the concept of 'connectedness', and explores how this socio-psychological term has evolved during the age of the Internet. The book surveys the principles of ICT for development (ICTD), and closely examines how ICT has p
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"SMART" Photovoice Agricultural Consultation: Increasing Rwandan Women Farmers' Active Participation in Development
Development in Practice, volume 23, issue 4 (2013), pp. 496-510
"Through two case studies, this paper evaluates the value of the feminist visual methodology Photovoice as an interactive consultation tool with rural Rwandan women working in agriculture. This exploratory study suggests that it is possible, through an adapted Photovoice process, to engage and empow
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"This research project addressed specifically the information-seeking behaviour of small scale farming households in Kenya. It focused on how farmers are informed about innovation on new methods of increasing agricultural productivity, which is one of the main challenges for Africa's agriculture and
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Extending the Learning Community: Rural Radio, Social Learning and Farm Productivity in Ghana
Washington, DC: Brookings Institution (2012), 20 pp.
"This paper examines the potential role of indigenous knowledge sharing through rural FM radio stations in Ghanaian agriculture. To identify social learning effects, we examine crop productivity trends and their association with participation in radio programs, and compare the strength of these asso
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FAO Expert Consultation: Communication for Development. Meeting Today's Agriculture and Rural Development Challenges
Rome: FAO (2012), ix, 53 pp.
"[...] FAO’s Office of Knowledge Exchange, Research and Extension (OEK) organized an Expert Consultation on Communication for Development: Meeting Today’s Agriculture and Rural Development Challenges, that was held at FAO headquarters from 14 to 16 September, 2011. The main purpose was to identi
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Seventy-Five Ways to Fix Your Farmer Program
Ottawa: Farm Radio International (2012), 16 pp.
"In 2010, Farm Radio International gathered information about farmer radio programs from radio stations in Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania and Malawi. We visited twenty stations and two production houses and listened to their farmer programs. We posed hundreds of questions to the people making the
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Marketing on the Airwaves: Marketing Information Service (MIS) and Radio
Ottawa: Farm Radio International (2011), 63 pp.
"Farmers require varying marketing information, depending on their location, local market conditions, crops, production activities, and cultural practices. Radio has the capacity to reach a large audience, and can provide an integrated approach to market information, incorporating all these elements
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"Todos tienen celular": Uso, apropiación e impacto de la telefonía móvil en el área de influencia de dos ferias en Puno, Perú
Lima: Instituto de Estudios Peruanos (IEP) (2011), 89 pp.
"Podemos concluir que en nuestra área de estudio, diversos factores dificultan el uso intensivo del teléfono móvil. Entre ellos se encuentran la poca asequibilidad del servicio, las escasas habilidades para manejar el aparato, y la poca confianza que se tiene en los proveedores o compradores. Ade
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Les clubs d'écoute communautaires: Un tremplin pour l'action en milieu rural
Key Guides
Bruxelles: FAO Dimitra (2011), 56 pp.
"Cette publication fait le récit de l’expérience unique des clubs d’écoute communautaires mis en place au Niger et en République démocratique du Congo par la FAO-Dimitra et ses partenaires. Mécanismes d’information et de communication centrés sur l’action, ces clubs ont remporté un s
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Driving Change Through Rural Radio Debate in Uganda
Kampala: Panos Eastern Africa (2011), 100 pp.
Extensión, comunicación y desarrollo rural: Lineamientos para una extensión rural eficaz
Asunción: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) (2011), 277 pp.
"Este es un libro que abarca diferentes enfoques, modalidades y metodologías de extensión de ayer, de hoy, con visión de futuro. Hace revivir la teoría de difusión de innovaciones y el proceso de innovación-decisión. Además, hace mención a metodologías y medios tradicionales de extensión
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Communiquer le genre pour le développement rural: Intégrer le genre dans la communication pour le développement
Bruxelles: FAO Dimitra (2011), 76 pp.
"L’atteinte des objectifs de sécurité alimentaire, de nutrition et d’égalité entre les hommes et les femmes passe par l’application d’approches de développement visant à donner aux communautés rurales l’occasion de participer et de prendre en main leur futur. Parmi les nombreuses ap
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The New Age of Radio: How ICTs Are Changing Rural Radio in Africa
Ottawa: Farm Radio International (2011), 138 pp.
"Low cost, modern information and communication technologies (ICTs), including mobile phones, multifunction MP3 recorders, and interactive voice response (IVR) can dramatically increase the capacity of rural radio to help farmers improve food security in Sub-Saharan Africa. Weekly SMS alerts sent to
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"The study uses qualitative and quantitative research to perform a community-based needs assessment. It highlights the underlying issues of a weak economy, infrastructure and caste system. It also highlights social and family networks that strengthen communities. The research then investigates how t
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Radio Madang: Tuned in for Development?
In: Communication, Culture & Society in Papua New Guinea: Yu Tok Wanem?
Madang: DWU Press, Divine Word University (2011), pp. 147-156
"The findings of this research have indicated that Radio Madang [the public service broadcaster in Madang province] is an appropriate medium for disseminating information and messages on development issues to people in rural areas of Madang province. With an audience of about 200,000 throughout the
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