Helping farmers in 'the land of honest men'

    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Format:
    Brief
    Publication Date:
    2008-11
    URL:
    https://iicd.org/documents/helping-farmers-in-the-land-of-honest-men-experiences-of-using-ict-to-support-burkina-fasos-agricultural-sector/
    Published:
    The Netherlands: International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD)
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 149 Document Number: D10107
    Subject Term:
    communication, development programs, economic development, farmers, literacy, poverty, radio, rural communication, rural communities, television, training, water quality, rural community development, agriculture, documentary, Burkina Faso (Africa, Western), e-agriculture, prices, and connectivity
    Notes:
    9 pages., Via website., This thematic brief describes the work that IICD and local Burkinabe organisations have been implementing since 1997 to bring about ICT-enabled development at the grassroots level. It includes short case studies on: using television and puppetry for market price information services, strengthening the production and marketing of women's shea products and imprving linkages in the shea value chain, the establishment and use of a community radio station for women-led community development, and using grassroots multimedia to enhance rural sanitation and hygiene.

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