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This article was written by Mr. Daniele Salvini, former Inter Country Coordinator (ICC) of the FSCA Programme, before taking up duties to a new post in the FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific. The editorial team takes this opportunity to thank Mr Salvini for his continued contribution to this Newsletter and wishes him plenty of success in his future endeavors.
After-action of the mid-term review
Here we are, the first midterm reviews of some FSCA projects have just been completed. It has been quite successful having the beneficiaries, the project staff and the Donor to exchange ideas, provide clarifications or comments and finally give clear information about how the rest of each project’s implementation will be in order to achieve the objectives stated in the original documents.
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ComDev training workshop plays crucial role in promoting the use of communication tools for agricultural development |
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Silvia San Marco
Communication for Development Consultant
FAO Rome
For four days between 11th and 15th April 2011, the Food Security through Commercialization of Agriculture (FSCA) Communication for Development team lead a ComDev training workshop in Dakar, Senegal. For the first time ever national project coordinators, communication consultants, field officers and representatives of partners and farmer-based organizations from Senegal, Mali, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Guinea, Guinea Bissau and The Gambia met to share their knowledge and experiences about their projects. They were joined by Mr Daniele Salvini, FSCA Inter-country coordinator, and Mr Yannick DeMol from the DIMITRA project. The idea of a ComDev workshop stemmed from the recommendations received by individual country projects and from the third FSCA Regional Workshop held in Mali in 2010. The workshop’s objective was to enhance the communication skills of project staff and key stakeholders.
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Senegal: The Queen of Sipo |
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Ibrahima Sané
Communication for Development Consultant
Senegal
Fatou Mané is simplicity itself, living in a small hut, which is not much to look at. She is the queen of Sipo, a small island in the Saloun delta, in Senegal. The delta is a vast area crossed by bolongs (creeks), at the mouth of the Saloum River. It is there in the region of Fatick, in the centre-west of the country, where the sea inextricably interlaces the continent, creating dozens of tiny, mostly uninhabited islands. A group of rural farmers will welcome you just as they welcome the tourists here – with hope and enthusiasm.
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Guinea Bissau: the radio in rural communities |
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Pedro Quade
Communication for Development Consultant
Guinea Bissau
In the rural areas of Guinea Bissau, local communication is still the most used method for transmitting messages that should lead to change. As in other West African countries, the rural areas of the country have a high illiteracy rate and have very little access to the media: the printed press is lacking due to the inexistence of distribution networks, and television is practically not watched.
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Mali: The issue of milk in Ménaka |
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Guimba Kamissoko
Communication for Development Consultant
FSCA Mali
Situated in northeast Mali, the Circle of Ménaka covers a surface area 79 685 km2. Not far from the Mali/Niger border, Ménaka is 1 502 km from Bamako. Its population consists of Touareg, Arab, Haussa, Derma and Fulani, whose economy is culturally linked to livestock farming. With a Sahelian climate and an average rainfall of 250 mm per year, the circle’s economy is largely driven by livestock farming and related activities. Theoretically, the population of the Ménaka Commune would not be able to consume all of its own milk production. Unfortunately, having good milk in Ménaka today is a big question mark for several reasons.
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GUINEA: Representative of the FBO COOPAGRI |
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First name: Hadja Ballou
Last name: FOFANA
Country: Guinea
Responsibilities: Farmer and representative of the farmer-based organization COOPAGRI.
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