Hope to critical global food security situation
“The impact of climate change in exacerbating the food challenges we face does call for a profound rethinking of global agricultural practices. The good news is that solutions do exist.
Liza Cabrera
Youth and agriculture: the Infomediary Campaign in the Philippines
Written by Jaime Manalo, PhilRice Philippines The massive youth exodus from agricultural communities poses a threat on the scarcity of future food producers. The Infomediary Campaign in the Philippines tries to address this issue by engaging young people to become infomediaries or information providers in their rice farming community.
ComDev training for climate resilience in Bangladesh
Responding to the challenges of climate change in Bangladesh, a project called IRR-CCRIP (Implementation of Rural Radio Initiatives under the Coastal Climate Resilient Infrastructure Project) is now being implemented. The project was formulated with the assistance of FAO ComDev team to address the need for a communication plan in support of resilient livelihoods, using rural radio as the core medium.
Capacity development: a priority in FCCM agenda
Written by Cleofe Torres, College of Development Communication UPLB Strengthening ComDev capacity of rural actors is one of the FCCM priority areas for action, which runs through all regions in the world. ComDev is seen as a mechanism that can help bring about awareness, sensitization, behaviour change and enhanced capacity in areas related both to family farming and rural development in general.
Why celebrate World Water Day?
World Water Day on 22 March every year is a day to celebrate water–a day when members of the global population who suffer from water related issues make a difference; and a day to prepare for how we manage water in the future because we all need water. This 2015, the theme is Water and Sustainable Development.
ICTs: A boon or a bane for family farming?
Written by Cleofe Torres, College of Development Communication UPLB Are ICTs a boon or a bane in family farming? This was the question that emerged in the virtual discussions conducted in Asia, Africa, Latin America and at the global level in the last quarter of 2014. Majority of the discussants brought out the benefits of ICTs to family farming on two aspects: technical and social.
Communication is key to family farming
In the framework of the International Year of Family Farming 2014 (IYFF), FAO Office for Partnerships, Advocacy and Capacity Development convened a Forum on Communication for Development & Community Media for Family Farming (FCCM) in Rome, Italy, on 23-24 October 2014. The Forum provided the opportunity to share experiences and showcase evidence of the contribution of Communication for Development (ComDev), ICTs and community media to family farming as drivers for
Family Farming photo 2014
Written by Liza Cabrera, College of Development Communication UPLB The global winner of the 2014 Family Farming photo contest, titled ‘Harvesting the fruit of love’, was taken by photographer Danilo O. Victoriano Jr. last September 2013 during the Rambutan fruit harvest season in San Pablo Laguna, Philippines. It reflects a farming couple having a rest during a long day of harvesting.
Learn, share, and collaborate!
Written by: Lisa Cabrera, CDC Los Banos Learning, sharing, and collaboration in communication for rural development is now possible through web-based global and regional platforms, www.cccomdev.org and www.comdevasia.org, respectively. Aside from the portal, CCComdev also maintains two social media accounts, Twitter and Facebook with followers consisting of Comdev organizations, professional, and graduate and undergraduate students.
A Compendium of virtual consultations
This compendium attempts to recount various regional and sector perspectives of rural development actors on ComDev as an asset for family farming. These perspectives were drawn out from three regional virtual consultations that took place from 25 August to 12 September 2014 through FAO-AMARC regional platforms: Onda Rural in Latin America, Yenkasa Africa, and ComDev Asia. Furthermore, a global consultation meant to discuss and complement the outcomes of the regional consultations was held from 22 September to