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Communication for Development: Degree Project starts August 2016
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Malmo University’s 60-credit Communication for Development courses will start August 29, 2016. Communication for Development is an interdisciplinary field of study and practice, combining studies on culture, communication and development and integrating them with practical fieldwork. It explores the use of communication – both as a tool and as a way of articulating processes of social change – within the contexts of globalisation. Malmö University is a state institution accredited

Calling all chefs: share your pulses recipes to the world
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This year, one of the goals of the International Year of the Pulses is to encourage the people to consume these nutritious seeds. In order to address this, FAO will be featuring pulses-based recipes on their website and Facebook page.  By submitting your own pulses-based recipes, the followers of FAO’s website and social media channels will be able to access and read your creations. The authors will be given proper credit for all

6 Tips To Change Yourself For The Better In 2020
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Life is unpredictable. Either you want to accept this big truth or not, there’s no way to predict events in life. You can try to plan your future projects, but you’ll get to know what life has for you only by living your life. This aspect of life can be found in so many other circumstances, as well. Have you ever tried to place a bet on this fun online game

Peace is essential to fight hunger
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The importance of peace for food security was highlighted during the FAO Regional Conference for the Near East on 3 May 2016 in Rome, Italy. Representatives from 25 countries in the Near East and North Africa reaffirmed their commitment to fight hunger through a declaration that highlighted “the need for stability and peace for any development effort to bear fruits in the short, medium, and long term.”  According to these

3 Basic Rules To Start Your Farm From Little Or Nothing
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It might sound like an old-fashioned idea, but becoming a farmer is not only a profitable business project but it offers also the opportunity to live a healthy lifestyle. Growing food for yourself and the local community requires intellectual skills, deep knowledge of the soil and farming techniques and a lot of passion. You must love what you do and that’s the best rule of thumb that we can give

Women, ICTs, and climate information
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“Women participate in agricultural activities to varying degrees around the world. Among the farmers most vulnerable to the effects of climate change are women, who make up an estimated 43% of the agricultural labor force in developing countries…It is crucial that researchers and development practitioners understand, how women access information, what type of information they want, and need, but also how to effectively engage them in the processes that diffuse

Continental Summit of Indigenous Communication in Bolivia
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From 14 to 18 November 2016, the Department of Cochabamba in Bolivia will host the III Continental Summit of Indigenous Communication of Abya Yala (the Americas), an event organized by the five indigenous organizations of the Unity Pact of Bolivia. Indigenous media professionals and amateurs from all states of Latin America will gather to debate, exchange experiences and reflect on how to strengthen the communication processes of Indigenous Peoples.  The summit aims to be

"Communicating Development": call for audio pieces
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As part of the continued partnership of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Association of Community Broadcasters (AMARC), their respectively Office of Corporate Communication join forces again this year to facilitate the production of 40 audio pieces by producers and community radio journalists.  The international audio series dubbed as “Communicating Development” will facilitate access to the following: Best management practices Increase public education  Encourage dissemination of

66th ICA Annual Conference: Communicating with Power
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The 66th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association with the theme “Communicating with Power” will be held on 9-13 June 2016 at the Fukuoka Sea Hawk Hilton Hotel, Fukuoka, Japan. The five-day conference will have over 550 presentations showing the latest innovations in the field of communication. The theme of this year’s conference is a reminder about the potential contribution of our work and raising awareness about such contribution.

Call for climate change and disaster risk articles
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Recognizing the need for scientific research on climate change adaptation and disaster risk management, the Climate, Disaster and Development (CDD) Journal is now accepting submissions to its second issue until March 1, 2016. The CDD Journal is an interdisciplinary double blind peer-reviewed journal that covers all aspects of climate, disaster and development research towards effective climate change adaptation and disaster risk management. The journal is a project of the Oscar