Duncan Sones
IPNI’s farmer-friendly fertilizer information
Case notes on how ASHC has supported IPNI’s work in Kenya Nathaniel Ndemba has a reason to smile. He is a smallholder farmer from Siaya County, who is now harvesting 40 bags of maize from his 2-acre farm – up from just 10 bags! Nathaniel’s success story is one of many in his community who have benefitted […]
Read MoreASHC asks is profit a dirty word?
When ASHC set up its Creative Commons license it took the very deliberate decision to make all its materials open to all, including the commercial sector. This was done on the basis that most smallholder farmers see an afro-dealer at least as often as they do an extension worker. George Oduor of ASHC explains: “ASHC […]
Read MoreCOMPRO II: April 2014 newsletter published
Summary of activity: COMPRO II newsletters published – Quality & Yield – Newsletter 6 ASHC support objective 4 of this project relating to the development and delivery of the communications strategy
Read MoreASHC working with universities
ASHC is keen to work with universities around Africa to help them access the materials produced as curriculum enrichment materials A number of universities are represented on the technical advisory group for ASHC. ASHC is currently working on a range of materials based on the ISFM handbook. The handbook is being turned into a series […]
Read MoreFour awards amongst ASHC partnership
Celebration time amongst the ASHC partnership… We congratulate our partners ICRISAT and Agro-Insight on coming first in their category at the 2014 International Visual Communications Association awards ceremony held at Grosvenor House Hotel, London on 28 March. The category was the Industry Award for Communication Effectiveness sponsored by The Edge Picture Company. ASHC supported this […]
Read MoreMaking farming attractive to young Kenyans
Sw’agriculture – Making farming attractive to young Kenyans through youth media innovations In March 2014 the Kenyan youth media phenomenon Shujaaz won its second Digital Emmy Award. ASHC has produced two story lines with Shujaaz to explore how integrated soil fertility management (ISFM) messages can be packaged in very different ways for a youth audience. […]
Read MoreCOMPRO II: December 2013 newsletters published
COMPRO II newsletters published – Quality & Yield – Newsletter 4 and 5 ASHC support objective 4 of this project relating to the development and delivery of the communications strategy
Read MoreDecember 2012: ASHC Newsletter
The ASHC December newsletter includes the following materials: Research Redefining the research-to-extension continuum to include farmers Christian Witt Better packaged research findings for smallholders Charles Wortmann Extension Who will feed Africa in the future? George Oduor Share ideas and knowledge – Bell Okello Can we keep it friendly? Duncan Sones Showing beats telling – Peter Okoth […]
Read MoreDecember 2012: ASHC newsletter published
The ASHC newsletter December 2012 has been published – this issue celebrates World Soil Day and includes wishes from some key experts in ISFM: Research Redefining the research-to-extension continuum to include farmers Christian Witt Better packaged research findings for smallholders Charles S Wortmann Extension Who will feed Africa in the future? George Oduor Share ideas and knowledge […]
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