Since 2012, hundreds of organisations across West Africa have shown a series of ten videos on Fighting striga and improving soil fertility to farmer groups and rural communities. This paper asks if a village would change its social structure just because they watched these videos?
Agro-Insight
Agro-Insight is a dynamic enterprise that merges expertise from science, communications and graphic design to support sustainable agriculture and equitable trade. Agro-Insight works closely with clients to enhance the impact on rural communities, using effective video, and print material production. Agro-Insight also organises training in extension methods and organisation of advisory services.
Areas of activity:
communication
training
sustainable agriculture
Focus of Capacity Development:
Individual
Organizational
Institutional
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Publication year
2014
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This book chapter focuses on dimensions of rural learning in Africa, with a special focus on rice farmers. Four key challenges in rural learning are addressed, namely social inclusion, scaling up, collecting farmer feedback and assessing impact.
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Publication year
2013
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In 2011, ICRISAT and Agro-Insight made 10 farmer-to-farmer videos on the control of striga, a parasitic weed endemic to sub-Saharan Africa.
Topic(s)
Publication year
2013
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