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Group communication (WA)
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Group membership drnnamanikate@gmail.com Aissatou Sitta aissasita_s@yahoo.fraissasita_s@yahoo.fr Sanfo Bienvenue Judith sanfo_b@yahoo.comsanfo_b@yahoo.com Aminata Bagayoko – contact through Ousmane Ndiaye: ousmanen@yahoo.com Mariama Keita - contact through Ousmane Ndiaye: ousmanen@yahoo.com Sokhna Sall - Njongo Baba Njao - Vieri Tarchiani - v.tarchiani@ibimet.cnr.it Youssouf Coulibaly - contact through Ousmane Ndiaye: ousmanen@yahoo.com Mady Lega - contact through Ousmane Ndiaye: ousmanen@yahoo.com Souibou Toure - contact through Ousmane Ndiaye: ousmanen@yahoo.com
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Group Communication (WA) Title: Communicating Agroclimatic Information in West Africa Goal: – Problems to be addressed: communication gap between agroclimatic information producers and users (most of farmers do not receive climate information), language, inappropriate form of the information (too technical sometimes), insufficient communication ways, …. – Farmers benefits: better crop management, Improvement of yield, Increase of incomes, Increase of awareness of climate importance in Agriculture – Where: West Africa from Regional to local level
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Group Communication (WA) Indicators of success: Number of farmers reached, number of feedbacks received, Yield increase, number of radio broadcasts, number of agreements with cell phone companies Good practices discussed in the workshop: – To be incorporated: ref: summary of the five thematic working group – How to involve farmers: participatory approach (seminars, valorization of farmers knowledge, two ways communication flow, use of green lines…) – Gender challenges: women illiteracy, low incomes, men have the radio in the family most of the time – Synergy with on-going programs: NAPAs, METAGRI,CCAFS, national platforms in GFC initiatives, IWG (GTP),
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Group Communication (WA) Getting started and next steps: – Identification of partners: Meteorological services, extension and central services in rural development, farmers organizations, farm radios and other media, cell phone companies, donors, local authorities – Institutional arrangement: Meteorological Services as leaders – Human resources: experts at local, national, and regional levels in a south-south partnership way – Timeline: at least 5 years – financial issues: Cannot be estimated at this step
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