'Access Agriculture' Panorama
No. 53 - December 2024 |
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Rural youths harness smart technology to promote ecological farming in Karnataka, India | | |
| Rural youths, who have been selected as Entrepreneurs for Rural Access (ERAs) from Karnataka, India, were recently empowered with digital skills and tools during a 4-day training workshop to help them embark on their journey as e-extension service providers to support agroecological transition in their local communities. The training kicked off officially with the ceremonial handover of solar-powered digital extension toolkits, called Smart Projectors, to the ERA teams by Sri S. Cheluvarayaswamy, Honourable Minister of Agriculture, Government of Karnataka, during the World Soil Day 2024 celebration, organised jointly by the Karnataka State Department of Agriculture (KSDA) and GIZ-India in Bengaluru on 5 December 2024.
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| | - Shaikh Tanveer Hossain, Access Agriculture Honorary Ambassador for Asia, received ‘Outstanding Leader Award 2024 in the category of Community Development’ from AATSEA (Association of Agricultural Technology in Southeast Asia - AATSEA). AATSEA is non-profitable organisation that is dedicated to a mission of long-term research, education and outreach related to agricultural technology in Southeast Asia.
- Josephine Rodgers, Access Agriculture Executive Director, was invited to speak on a panel discussion on “Sharing good practices on building partnerships,” at the 2024 International Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France, 17-19 December 2024. Organised every two years, this Conference brings together global NGOs to discuss collective priorities for action aligned with UNESCO’s mission. This year’s Conference was organised under the theme ‘Building Capacity for Action,’ to focus on strengthening capacity for advocacy and partnerships.
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| Building digital skills of Entrepreneurs for Rural Access (ERAs) in Uganda | | |
| Nineteen Entrepreneurs for Rural Access (ERAs), constituting six ERA teams, from five districts (Buikwe, Bugiri, Sembabule, Soroti and Lira) in Uganda participated in a training on Smart Projector and Monitoring, Learning & Evaluation. Other participants included five Master Trainers from Uganda Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (UFAAS). The training was conducted by Access Agriculture in Iganga in the Eastern Region of Uganda. from 10 -13 December 2024, where the ERA teams were equipped with Smart Projectors and trained on how to assemble these digital tools, keep them safe and use them to screen videos for farmers in rural areas. Read more ... | | |
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| Mastering the art of local language video translation in Ghana | | |
| To make Access Agriculture videos widely available in local languages for optimal social inclusion, a local language video translation workshop was held in Tamale, Ghana, 18-22 November 2024, under the Accelerating change through innovation in agricultural TVET (ACTIVATE) project. The ACTIVATE project in Ghana is led by the World University Service of Canada (WUSC) and funded by the Mastercard Foundation. Its main aim is to improve the well-being and resilience of young women and men by strengthening the Agriculture Technical and Vocational Education and Training (ATVET) system in Ghana. Read more ... | | |
| Spotlight on a young changemaker |
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| Spotlight on a young changemaker: Ache William Anubofeh from Cameroon | | |
| Ache William Anubofeh was selected as EVWA (Elevating the Voices of Women in Agriculture) Changemaker 2024 – one of the 30 under 30 exceptional young Africans, who lead projects that contribute to the empowerment of women farmers. The EVWA Changemaker initiative is led by the Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens. A climate activist and the founder of Sustainable Ecosystem Development Association (SEDA), Ache became an Entrepreneur for Rural Access (ERA) in 2023 and within a few months, his team had already trained over 700 people, of whom 59% were women and 75% were youth, by organising community video shows using the Smart Projector. The video screenings have led to the establishment of self-help groups, consisting mainly of young women, in five communities. “The Smart Projector is like a bank full of business ideas that you need to exploit.” - Ache William Anubofeh Ache has been featured in Access Agriculture’s book “Young changemakers". Click here to read the full story.
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| Through this project, we anticipate the growth of a network of empowered young women entrepreneurs in rural India. They will not only provide for themselves and their families but will also bring to the local women farmers, a wealth of new ideas from around the world to improve their lives. This will contribute to the transformation of the food system in the local communities, leading to healthier diets, sustainable livelihoods and a reduction of agriculture's environmental impact.
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| Scouting for fall armyworms | | |
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| | During a script-writing workshop, besides validating fact sheets, the writers went back to the field to share their ideas for scripts with the communities. Because once is not enough: you have to talk to several people to get a more complete vision of your topic. In Carrillo, Cotopaxi, Ecuador, some of our script writers had interacted with the community for years. This village had a lot of experience with organization. The writers in our workshop managed to bring together a large group of women who had held leadership roles for years. Read more .... العربية | বাংলা | English | Español | Français | हिन्दी | Português | | |
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| Jonathan S. Stewart holds a BSc in agriculture and has over 10 years of experience in youth development and agriculture. Currently, Jonathan is the Executive Director for Agro Tech Liberia – a youth-based non-governmental organisation where he seeks to attract youth to agriculture and agribusiness in order to reduce youth unemployment and poverty. He volunteers with several youth initiatives as mentor in peace-building, agripreneurship and educational activities. Jonathan is committed to championing youth leadership in transforming Africa through agripreneurship and entrepreneurship for “zero hunger” and economic development. Jonathan is a “green activist,” who promotes and campaigns for green environment by creating awareness on plastic waste management and climate-smart practices in Liberia. |
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