Published by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism with the support of the Google News Initiative, authors Joy Jenkins and Lucas Graves discuss the challenges and potential of collaboration initiatives on local journalism.
The World Rural Forum (WRF) recently released the 2021 synthesis report on the progress in the implementation of the United Nations Decade of Family Farming (UNDFF) national and regional action plans on family farming between 2019 and 2021.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is inviting all radio stations throughout the globe to participate in the 11th World Radio Day (WRD) on February 13, 2022.
The Rural Communication Working Group of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) invites the submission of proposals for papers and panels for IAMCR 2022. The deadline for submission is on 9 February 2022, at 23.59 UTC.
Launched in 2018, the Rural Communication Working Group is one of the 18 working groups of IAMCR. It aims to provide a platform for scholars and professionals who are working in the field of rural communication.
A training workshop on the “Design of Communication Strategy and Development and Production of Communication Materials” was held on September 15-17, 2015 at the CSS Ava Center located at 82 Rupsha Strand Road, Natun Bazar, Khulna 9100, Bangladesh.
Information material on basic notions of Family Farming was published by the Food and Agriculture Organisation to those who are teaching basic education classes. Written in a colloquial and pedagogical manner, it aims to prepare the teachers in delivering their lectures and to help the students understand family farming, its importance, its relation to school feeding, as well as its future directions. To know more about the material, it can
The International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) invites everyone to submit their abstracts and proposals for panels for the 2020 Congress of the Association with the theme, “Reimagining the Digital Future: Building Inclusiveness, Respect and Reciprocity” which will be held on 12 to 16 July 2020 at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China. There are 32 thematic sections and working groups for this year which will focus on the
The organizers of the 2020 International Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) Summit have announced its call for proposals/abstracts for next year’s Summit. The 2020 SBCC Summit will be held at Marrakech, Morocco on 30 March – 3 April 2020. With the vision “Strength in Diversity”, the Summit will focus on three main themes: Catalyzing transformational change on agendas of urgency, such as climate crisis and global heating, gender equity,
Many studies have noted the decreasing interest of the youth in agriculture. However, digital technologies can facilitate youth engagement in the sector to address unemployment and food insecurity. FAO (2018) identified drones and various applications as innovations that can revolutionize agriculture. Drones are able to collect real-time and in-depth data on food and agricultural challenges. On the other hand, applications have facilitated the reporting and management of pests on farms
