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Rural Radio: Voices for Change
Join the Global Family Farming Forum (15-18 October 2024) and tune into the Rural Radio livestreaming here: https://www.fao.org/communication-for-development/events/events-detail/rural-radio–voices-for-change/en The Global Family Farming Forum (15-18 October 2024) gathers global food champions to mark the Mid-Term of the UN Decade of Family Farming (UNDFF). A vital element of this event is a fully operational radio station streaming live from the FAO headquarters, reaching out to rural audiences. Experienced rural radio broadcasters from
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New FAO-IAMCR book on Inclusive Rural Communication Services out now
The new book titled “Collaborative Change: Towards Inclusive Rural Communication Services” published by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (UN-FAO) in partnership with the International Association for Media and Communication Research- Rural Communication Working Group (IAMCR) is out now. It can be downloaded from the FAO Knowledge Repository here. This book addresses the demand for evidence-based approaches to rural communication services (RCS). It presents theoretical foundations of RCS and
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(Re)Situating the Power of Civil Society Organizations in Agriculture
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the gaps in the delivery of quality services confronting the agricultural sector in the Philippines. This phenomenon made development work difficult due to issues of social mobility that restricted the delivery of essential services and the implementation of projects among rural and Indigenous communities. While development workers have long engaged frameworks in project cycle management, the pandemic clearly challenged the established methodologies and communication acts