January 2020

WACC, FAO partner to help farmers & communities address climate change

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WACC Global is proud to announce its new initiative with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to help build the capacity of communities at the grassroots level – particularly family farmers’ associations –  in using local and traditional knowledge for sustainable resource management and climate change mitigation. WACC and FAO will jointly support three (3) year-long projects starting in the first quarter of 2020: one in Kenya in partnership with

Talking about collaboration: Notes from our FRI e-Discussion
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From November 1-29, 46 participants from more than 11 countries took part in an online discussion on collaboration in radio. The participants discussed the definition of collaboration, its advantages and challenges, how collaboration can address gender issues, and how to make collaborations last. Here is a summary of key points discussed. What is collaboration in radio? Effective collaboration requires two or more partners, groups, or individuals (radio stations, researchers, funders,

Using radio to inspire poachers to become conservationists
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Interestingly, Andrew Maimisa is not a COMACO farmer but an ardent follower and listener of COMACO’s Farm Talk radio program. “I listen to COMACO programs on radio Breeze FM and I have heard testimonies from a lot of farmers that have had their lives transformed because of the work COMACO does to empower rural farmers. I also want to be part of this winning team; I am old and I have realized

A dynamic agricultural start-up transforms urban landscapes
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It is named AgroLight SARL and was created from its initiator’s will to undertake a business venture on his homeland. He is called Gnépa-Joël Anani, a young French entrepreneur. Born in Côte d’Ivoire, he arrived very young in Europe where he spent more than twenty years studying and holding various professional positions in management, market analysis and the distribution of specialized equipment, first in France and then in England. He