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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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Advances in Knowledge Brokering in the Agricultural Sector: Towards Innovation System Facilitation
IDS Bulletin (Institute of Development Studies), volume 43, issue 5 (2012), pp. 53-59
"The process of knowledge brokering in the agricultural sector, where it is generally called agricultural extension, has been studied since the 1950s. While agricultural extension initially employed research push models, it gradually moved towards research pull and collaborative research models. The
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Participatory Video with Farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa: Program Report
Oxford: InsightShare (2012), 57 pp.
"In 2011 five UK-based development agencies were given a unique opportunity to pilot the use of participatory video with farmers in six sub-Saharan countries, through small supplementary grants awarded by Comic Relief. The UK-based funder Comic Relief recognises that the impacts of climate change th
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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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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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Rádio Comunitária como estratégia de comunicação da Extensão Pesqueira para o Desenvolvimento Local
Signo y Pensamiento, volume 30, issue 58 (2011), pp. 80-93
"O objetivo deste estudo é analisar o rádio comunitário como estratégia de comunicação da Extensão Pesqueira para o Desenvolvimento Local em comunidades cuja pesca é a principal atividade econômica, a exemplo da Ilha de Deus, no Recife, Pernambuco. A análise parte da recepção da Rádio C
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Community Listeners' Clubs: Stepping Stones for Action in Rural Areas
Key Guides
Brussels: FAO Dimitra (2011), 54 pp.
"This publication is particularly relevant for radio stations intending to establish listeners' clubs. It presents the experience of community listeners' clubs established in the mid-2000s in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Niger by the FAO and its partners, and the results that these initiativ
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Dial “A” for Agriculture: A Review of Information and Communication Technologies for Agricultural Extension in Developing Countries
Washington, DC: Center for Global Development (2011), 36 pp.
"This article outlines the potential mechanisms through which ICT could facilitate agricultural adoption and the provision of extension services in developing countries. It then reviews existing programs using ICT for agriculture, categorized by the mechanism (voice, text, internet and mobile money
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Farm Radio: An Effective Tool for Increasing Access to Agricultural Extension Messages by Small Scale Farmers in Malawi. Proceedings Report of the 1st Annual Farm Radio Symposium
Lilongwe; Ottawa: Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Department of Agricultural Extension Services; Farm Radio International (2010), ix, 59 pp.
"This paper discusses the effectiveness of farm radio as a tool for enhancing access to agricultural extension services by small scale farmers in Malawi. It outlines the current agricultural extension policies, methodologies and the role that radio can play in improving food security and communicati
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Socio-Economic Impact of Mobile Phones on Indian Agriculture
New Delhi: Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) (2010), 46 pp.
"The study found evidence that mobiles are being used in ways which contribute to productivity enhancement. However, to leverage the full potential of information dissemination enabled by mobile telephony will require significant improvements in supporting infrastructure and capacity building amongs
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Study on Potentials of Mobile Phones in Investment and Development Projects
Rome: FAO (2010), 24 pp.
"The report draws on the experiences of projects using mobile phone-based information and communication technologies (ICT) applications in a number of situations, including mobile monitoring and evaluation, m-banking, community development, literacy, anti-corruption, agricultural extension and agric
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Enhancing Rural Learning, Linkages, and Institutions: The Rice Videos in Africa
Development in Practice, volume 20, issue 3 (2010), pp. 414-421
"Africa Rice Center (WARDA) facilitated the development and translation of 11 rice videos. From 2005 to 2009, WARDA partners translated them into more than 30 African languages. Open-air video presentations enhanced learning, experimentation, confidence, trust, and group cohesion among rural people.
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Multi-Partnership: The Way Forward for Agrodok = Partenariat pluripartite: L'avenir de la série Agrodok
Wageningen: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA); Agromisa (2009), 25 pp.
"In October 2009, after almost 23 years of collaboration, Agromisa and CTA co-hosted the seminar “The Future of the Agrodok series”. The Agrodok series is a collection of practical handbooks that have been published by Agromisa since the early seventies of the last century and from 2005 copublis
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La video dans le developpement: Filmer pour le changement rural
Wageningen; Rome; Rome: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA); FAO (2009), v, 60 pp.
