PAFO newsletter July 2023
Read the latest news from PAFO, its activities with partners Farmers’ Organizations for Africa, Caribbean and Pacific, Andreas Hermes, Akademie AgrarKontakte International, COLEAD and it’s advocacy. Read the newsletter.
Publications
Pilot Digital Villages Initiative in Africa
Findings of country assessments and recommendations for effective implementation The Digital Villages Initiative (DVI) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is a corporate programme aiming to combat hunger, poverty and inequality by fostering digital rural transformation. This is being carried out through the establishment of, or support to 1, 000 smart rural villages supplied with the digital services needed for agrifood systems and rural transformation
Lexicon of radio program production terms
Farm Radio International has developed a list of commonly used radio program production terms in North America, and a few other terms that are used at Farm Radio International that might be useful in understanding how to produce effective radio programs for a variety of audiences. African broadcasters have also revised and included terminology common to their work. Its purpose is to provide guidance and clarity both for FRI team
IOM Public Communication Campaign Toolkit
IOM has a long-standing track record in delivering effective public communication campaigns to support migrants and migration processes. This practical and cross-cutting toolkit draws on the Organization’s extensive experience and knowledge in this field, offering guidance and tools to strengthen the design, delivery and evaluation of migration communication campaigns. The guidance places strong emphasis on participatory and inclusive approaches to increase interaction with audiences and involve them throughout the campaign
GhaFFaP Innovative Climate Action in Ghana
This publication focuses on how smallholder producers turn climate change challenges into adaptation and production opportunities within the dry savanna landscape of Ghana. Access the document here
Products of the Programme on Knowledge Management and Gender 2008-2016
This product document encompasses materials developed in relation to knowledge management and Gender. In addition, the document includes access links to publications, posters, Dimitra newsletters, audio-visual, online courses, and more. Access the document here.
United National Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas in 8 African languages
Violation of peasants’ rights has been portrayed in different forms and at different magnitude around the world. Throughout the last decades, peasants around the world have been victims in the process of globalization of food systems, which favor the agribusiness interests, multinational corporations, and other greedy state enterprises. With dismay, we have been witnessing government agricultural programs on agribusiness investments being linked to land and seed grabbing scandals, and criminalization
Gender equality and your radio program
To make your program gender-responsive, you need to ensure your program is respectful of both the women and the men in your audience. Farm Radio International has launched a revised self-guided gender module which provides you with some useful definitions, and gives you information on how you can reach and involve both women and men farmers in your program. The module also provides you with a checklist to make sure
Young African agripreneurs: Success story and scaling up lessons and innovations
Agriculture is a primal sector to generate income to the growing population and a major contributor to the GDP in Africa. Africa is known as young continent due to the fact that it has the largest number of young population in the world. This young people are energetic, have a fresh mind and innovative spirit. They are ambitious and willing to take initiative to get integrated in development process. Young
Social Capital proves critical to success of System of Rice Intensification (SRI) farming in Tanzania
Social capital is defined as the enduring connections of networks, reciprocity and social norms that exist among a group of people. In farming, social capital has various benefits such as facilitating farmer-to-farmer knowledge sharing, increasing access to information, and connecting farmers to different sources of support. In Tanzania, social capital was a key contributor to the success of the implementation of System of Rice Intensification (SRI), as part of the