Communication for rural development
in Asia and the Pacific

Providing inclusive and demand-driven services for smallholder and family farmers
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Raising awareness on climate change and facilitating dialogue on how to cope with it
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Community-based communication to protect lives and increase resilience to natural disasters
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Ensuring equitable access to information for improved nutrition and food security
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Amplifying women voices and promoting gender equality
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Enabling the participation of local communities in managing their natural resources
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Events
Workshop on interactive radio for family farm...

Workshop on interactive radio for family farming and food security in Asia-Pacific

The World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) will conduct a thr...

Events
In Commemoration of the Tragic Earthquake in ...

In Commemoration of the Tragic Earthquake in Nepal and in Recognition of the Role of Community Radios, AMARC Asia-Pacific organizes a Community Radio seminar on Disaster Risk Reduction

AMARC Asia-Pacific, the regional chapter of the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC), is organizing a seminar to mark the first y...

Events
On the occasion of International Women's Day,...

On the occasion of International Women's Day, AMARC presents the international audio series "Women's Voices"

Community radios are a privileged place where women can make their voices heard, find a space for discussion, empowerment and emancipation. These radi...

News from the region
A Radio Production Workshop in India

At the end of July, 40 students in India attended a 3-day workshop in radio production at the Salesian College Sonada. It was the first time that such...

News from the region
FAO launches e-learning course on Communicati...

FAO launches e-learning course on Communication for Rural Development

FAO is pleased to announce the launch of its e-learning course on Communication for Rural Development. By promoting training in ComDev, FAO hopes to ...

News from the region
Mobile phones and the rural poor: gender pers...

Mobile phones and the rural poor: gender perspectives from Asia

Mobile phones have contributed in various ways to rural development, from reducing information asymmetry, improving functional networks, to increasing...

Opportunities
TARANG – A National Leadership and Capacity B...

TARANG – A National Leadership and Capacity Building Program for CR Practioners

There is only a few days left to submit an application for the second round of the national level leadership and capacity building program for communi...

Opportunities
Call to participation “Communicating Developm...

Call to participation “Communicating Development”: an international audio series

As part of their continued partnership, the Office for Corporate Communication of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the W...

Opportunities
Call for proposals: video on the use of VGGT ...

Call for proposals: video on the use of VGGT for Indigenous Peoples

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) is inviting interested organizations to submit a proposal on the practical application of the Vo...

Communication for rural development
in Asia and the Pacific

Providing inclusive and demand-driven services for smallholder and family farmers

Raising awareness on climate change and facilitating dialogue on how to cope with it

Community-based communication to protect lives and increase resilience to natural disasters

Ensuring equitable access to information for improved nutrition and food security

Amplifying women voices and promoting gender equality

Enabling the participation of local communities in managing their natural resources

Nepal

Family Farming

FAO Asia-Pacific RSS

Soil pollution comes under scrutiny

Sri Lanka’s food production hit by extreme drought followed by floods

Platforms

ComDev Asia is promoted by FAO

Web development and software by Yayamedia

Communication for rural developmentin Asia and the Pacific

Providing inclusive and demand-driven services for smallholder and family farmers

Raising awareness on climate change and facilitating dialogue on how to cope with it

Community-based communication to protect lives and increase resilience to natural disasters

Ensuring equitable access to information for improved nutrition and food security

Amplifying women voices and promoting gender equality

Enabling the participation of local communities in managing their natural resources

Nepal

Family Farming

FAO Asia-Pacific RSS

Soil pollution comes under scrutiny

Sri Lanka’s food production hit by extreme drought followed by floods

Platforms

ComDev Asia is promoted by FAO

Web development and software by Yayamedia

Communication for rural development
in Asia and the Pacific