Events and Opportunities

DEADLINE EXTENDED: Global Innovation Challenge on Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization and Farmer Field Schools

DUE TO HIGH DEMAND, DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS EXTENDED UNTIL 10 JULY 2024! The Plant Production and Protection Division (NSP) and the Office of Innovation (OIN)  are delighted to announce the launch of the Global Innovation Challenge on Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization and Farmer Field Schools for small-scale producers Apply here! THE GAP Sustainable agricultural mechanization (SAM) is crucial for increasing productivity, creating jobs, and generating income in rural communities. However, rural communities, especially youth and women,

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Innovation Award on Farmer Field Schools

The Global farmer field schools platform in FAO’s Office of Innovation is excited to announce the launch of the Innovation award on farmer field schools for sustainable agrifood systems! This award will help collect, celebrate and share impactful innovations in the implementation of FFS in support of transition towards sustainable agrifood systems, including through agroecology. Who Can Apply? Anyone involved in FFS, including program developers, managers, producers, facilitators, trainers, project/programme teams, development organizations, social entrepreneurs,

UN-FAO, CARE to present results of Gender Integration in Farmer Field Schools study

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization and CARE are organizing a webinar to share the latest findings of their joint study on gender integration in Farmer Field School (FFS) programs on 30 May 2024, 11:30 – 13:00 (GMT+2). Register here to participate. The webinar – collaboratively organized by FAO ESP, the Global FFS Platform, and CARE – aims at sharing the latest findings from FAO and CARE USA’s stocktaking on gender integration in FFS programs,

DEMAND SURVEY: Dual MS in Development Communication

The University of the Philippines College of Development Communication (UPLB CDC) is planning to offer a Dual Master of Science in Development Communication program in partnership with the University of Reading (UoR) in the United Kingdom. Prospective students are invited to answer this survey to assess the demand for such a program: https://bit.ly/DualMSDCSurvey The UPLB CDC is also offering a Dual PhD by Research program with UoR.

World Radio Day 2024: Empowering communities through rural radio initiatives in Asia-Pacific, Africa and Latin America

February 13— In celebration of World Radio Day 2024 with the theme “Radio: A century informing, entertaining and educating”, the Communication for Development regional platforms, YenKasa Africa, ComDev Asia and Onda Rural, spotlight their Rural Radio Initiative 2023 as part of their commitment to advancing sustainable agriculture and rural development. The Rural Radio Initiative 2023 was implemented in Africa, Asia-Pacific and Latin America through the three virtual platforms using a

CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS: CCComDev RCS Blog

CCComDev invites graduate students, academics, and practitioners to share their reflections and insights on their ComDev research and projects for the Rural Communication Services (RCS) Blogs section of our website. Fill out this form to submit your entry: https://bit.ly/RCSBlogSubmit CCComDev is facilitated by the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) – College of Development Communication (CDC) and supported by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO),

CALL FOR PAPERS: FAO RUC/IAMCR Awards 2024

Rural Communication Services Research Award IAMCR and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) are offering three awards of 2,700 USD to authors of papers that advance our understanding of applications of Rural Communication Services (RCS), particularly in the areas of agriculture, family farming, natural resource management, climate change adaptation, food security, and disaster risk reduction and management. Background The Rural Communication Working Group (RUC) of the

Promote your training opportunities with CCComDev!

CCComDev invites you to participate in our training mapping! CCComDev invites you to collaborate with us on our effort to create a comprehensive repository of training opportunities in Communication for Development (ComDev). Capacity-building in ComDev is crucial in facilitating rural development. This training map helps bring together training opportunities in ComDev from various parts of the world. Connect and collaborate with trainers who share your interests! How to participate? We

Promote your research works with CCComDev!

CCComDev invites you to participate in our ComDev research mapping! CCComDev invites you to collaborate with us on our effort to create a comprehensive repository of research works in Communication for Development (ComDev). Sharing of ComDev research works is crucial to advance our collective understanding of the field and fill gaps in knowledge. This research map helps bring together research works in ComDev from various parts of the world. Connect