Rural Communication Services

Small-scale farmers use radio and mobile phones to tell decision makers what they need to succeed in a changing climate
Rural Communication Services

Though climate change, food system shocks and inflation are intensifying the challenges faced by small-scale farmers in sub-Saharan Africa, they want to remain in their homes. According to a report released today, migration is the least viable option for African small-scale farmers. Of the thousands of farmers who participated in the four-country survey, around half also said that affordability, the availability of jobs and access to inputs had improved since

Webinar: VOICES Standards for enhancing interactive radio programs
Rural Communication Services

Farm Radio International will be hosting a webinar to discuss our VOICES Standards for interactive radio programs. As a broadcaster, you want your radio program to be useful, interesting – even empowering, for rural people. And you want it to have a wide audience of both women and men. To help you, we have pulled together “best practices” of broadcasters, and have grouped them in a way that will be

Digitalizing agriculture in rural Senegal
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Digital tools can help offset uncertainties in weather patterns caused by climate change. In Nioro, Senegal, Mamadou Drame, a father of four children, now looks down at a screen instead of up at the skies to understand the weather and know what to plant. Historical rain cycles have become increasingly unreliable because of climate change, upsetting patterns of planting and harvesting. Thankfully, digital innovations have stepped in, assisting him to

Do all collaborations require funding?
Rural Communication Services

During the month of July, Farm Radio International is facilitating an online discussion for YenKasa Africa, under the theme of Collaboration for Effective Rural Communication Services. This discussion brings together media – including Farm Radio’s radio partners – and civil society organizations. The discussion is taking place online, via WhatsApp, in a group for Anglophone participants and a group for francophone participants. This is a summary of the final week

YenKasa Africa Discussion WEEK 3: ALL ABOUT GENDER AND INTERVIEWS
Rural Communication Services

During the month of July, Farm Radio International is facilitating an online discussion for YenKasa Africa, under the theme of Collaboration for Effective Rural Communication Services. This discussion brings together media – including Farm Radio’s radio partners – and civil society organizations. The discussion is taking place online, via WhatsApp, in a group for Anglophone participants and a group for francophone participants. This is a summary of the Anglophone discussion.

Zimbabwe embraces FAO Digital Village Initiative
Rural Communication Services

The Digital Village Initiative (DVI) has been met with great enthusiasm and support from various stakeholders, including government officials and rural smallholder farmers. This emerged from the DVI scoping field assessments that were carried out by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Zimbabwe in partnership with the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development (MoLAFWRD). “The purpose of the scoping mission was to assess,

What does it mean to collaborate? Insights from our online discussion
Rural Communication Services

From July 3 to July 28, YenKasa Africa is bringing together media organizations and stakeholder groups such as farmers’ organizations, extension workers, researchers, women’s and youth organizations, and other civil society organizations to discuss how collaboration can support effective rural communication services. The discussion is facilitated by Farm Radio International and mainly takes place via WhatsApp. The discuss brings together more than 700 individuals. In week 1, participants introduced themselves

Pilot Digital Villages Initiative in Africa
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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

Join us for an online discussion: Collaboration for Effective Rural Communication Services
Rural Communication Services

Calling all African broadcasters and stakeholders to join us for an exciting online discussion on collaboration from July 3 to July 28! Effective collaboration between broadcasters and stakeholder groups such as farmers’ organizations, extension workers, researchers, women’s and youth organizations, and other civil society organizations can help improve the quality of rural communication services. This collaboration can improve the quality of information provided on air and lead to increased funding