Issue 50: August 2009

Issue 50: Special 50th issue

Web Resources

This summary is part of a research project carried out between March and October 2006 in support of the International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD), one of The Communication Initiative (The CI)'s partners.www.comminit.com/e...
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Providing farmers with information on how to improve their crops, parents with information on how to prevent diseases, and teachers with access to badly needed educational materials are just some of the practical ways in which Burkinabe telecen...
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This programme runs in eight northern Nigerian states where poverty is widespread and builds on previous community-based projects in the northern states of Sokoto and Katsina. The objective is to help the most vulnerable groups improve their in...
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Agriculture is the predominant sector of Ethiopian economy. The Ethiopian Agriculture Portal is a platform in which relevant, timely, accurate, and appropriate information on various aspects of Ethiopian agriculture may be found. This platform...
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Fundación Taigüey’s project helps women farmers in the Dominican Republic to use ICTs to manage their administration, cooperative membership management, production (quality control, purchasing), promotion and marketing, learning and accessing i...
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The African Radio Drama Association (ARDA) uses radio, mobile phones and community theatre as means of communicating relevant and practical information for female and male farmers on the central issues that affect women farmers. The project tra...
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Agriculture Resources is a Subject Tracer™ Information Blog developed and created by the Virtual Private Library™. It is designed to bring together the latest resources and sources on an ongoing basis from the internet for agriculture resources...
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Arca-Net is a network of institutions that keep endangered livestock breeds or rare cultivated plants, making them known to the public. Arca-Net is designed for a broader public and, in form of a virtual guide, at any time available via Interne...
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Successful research results globally indicate that there is no doubt that ICTs improve rural people's livelihoods - IDRC/Acacia Prospectus 2006-2011. However, in the Rwenzori Region of Western Uganda where Toro Development Network (ToroDev) ope...
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Winrock matches innovative approaches in agriculture, natural resources management, clean energy, and leadership development with the unique needs of its partners. By linking local individuals and communities with new ideas and technology, Winr...
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