One of the opportunities provided by 'new' social media or web 2.0 tools is to help bring research messages to audiences usually not reached. Pathways South Asia, a research and policy NGO in Bangladesh, is using video to communicate research on the empowerment of women.Maheen Sultan of BRAC introduces the project:See more postings on...
Paul Van Mele from the Africa Rice Center (WARDA) recently drew attention to the use of video to communicate science with farmers. Commenting on a DFID research consultation, he recommended that DFID support "multi-actor communication teams in producing regionally relevant and locally appropriate learning tools/programs."In an article in the International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, he describes how the 'Zooming-in Zooming-out' approach helps extension service providers create regionally relevant learning materials that are locally appropriate.See some of the videos.Tags: agricultural information video...
Thanks to the announcement on the Lubin Library blog, we can see the new FAO space on YouTube. With its shorter video's and more web 2.0 closeness to general audiences, the new channel seems to complement the more formal and more established FAO webcasting site.Tags: agricultural information fao...
from You Tube[Moderator] Lael Brainard, Vice President and Director, Global Economy and Development Program, The Brookings InstitutionJo' Schwenke, Managing Director, Business Partners Ltd. [South Africa]Ali A. Mufuruki, Chairman and CEO, Infotech Investment Group Ltd. [Tanzania]Alan Patricof, Founder and Managing Director, Greycroft LLCPart of the Global Philanthropy Forum 2007, a project of the World Affairs Council of Northern...