Audio files on climate change and agricultural information for community radios in Africa

The FARA Inventory on Innovative Farmer Advisory Services (December 2008 : 66 pages) concluded that systems which use a voice-platform or audio files provide an innovative and promising entry point to farmer information while the other platforms (SMS and web-based platforms) remain essential to provide a back-end offering more detailed information. Low quantity and quality of content, including lack of local knowledge in the media to support improved coverage of climate change or mitigation strategies in Africa and more in general agricultural and rural development relates to the lack of collaboration within and between the media and other development actors. The discussion proper will be held from 25/10 onwards to allow interested participants to register. It will be followed by 2 face to face meetings (participation is self-sponsored): 1. Consortium creation + Write shop in Accra 2-3/11 on a Food Security Thematic Programme (FSTP) proposal. (Most likely the European Commission will postpone their deadline with 2 months (instead of the initial 06/11). 2. Consortium creation + Write shop (continued) in Nairobi on 4-6/11 (TBC).

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