Development communications professionals
Tanzania focus group discussions report
- Summary:
The report on focus group discussion in Tanzania has the following components:
- Synthesis of the FGDs
- Use of improved seed varieties
- Use of chemical fertilizer and manure
- Use of inoculants
- Pests and diseases in common bean and soybean
- Marketing/sales of common bean and soybean
- Use of technologies of storage
- information sources on agriculture for households
- Awareness and adoption of technologies
- Languages:
- English
Ghana Intra-household survey report – Baseline study
- Summary:
The report focusing on integrating multi-media communication approaches and input brokerage has the following components:
Background
Methods
- Study design
- Study area and sampling procedure
- Data collection and analysis
Results
- Descriptive characteristics
- Crop production and cropping systems
Sources of agricultural information
- Major sources of agricultural information
- Ranking information sources
- Agricultural information sources by crop
- Awareness of agricultural practices
- Information sharing within the household
Soybean current information sources and practices
- Sources of information on soybean
- Awareness of soybean practices
- Soybean practices applied by farmers
Insights from the study
- Languages:
- English
Ghana soybean campaign report
- Summary:
The report focusing on integrating multi-media communication approaches and input brokerage has the following components:
Campaign approach
Technical brief
Geographic covereage
Campaign elements
- Films
- SMS messages
- Radio spots
- Print materials
- Extension meetings in villages
Summary of reach
- Languages:
- English
Tanzania Intra-household survey report – Baseline study
- Summary:
The report focusing on integrating multi-media communication approaches and input brokerage has the following components:
Back ground
Study objectives
Methods
- Research questions
- Research hypotheses
Results
- Household characteristics
- Crop production and cropping systems
Sources of agricultural information
- Major sources of agricultural information
- Ranking information sources
- Agricultural information sources by crop
- Awareness of agricultural practices
- Information sharing within the household
Bean and soybean campaign
- Sources of information on common bean and soybean
- Awareness of common bean and soybean practices
- Common bean and soybean practices applied by farmers
- Reasons for failure to use known common bean and soybean practices
Insights from the study
- Languages:
- English
Tanzania common bean and soybean campaign report
- Summary:
The report focusing on integrating multi-media communication approaches and input brokerage has the following components:
Campaign approach
Technical brief
Geographic covereage
Campaign elements
- Demo plots
- FIPS village-based advisors
- Radio
- Print materials
- Capacity building
Summary of reach
- Languages:
- English
The socially engaged investors guide to communication for development
- Summary:
This guide provides comprehensive information on how public and private investment in communication for development can influence scale-up and adoption in small-scale farming households in sub-Saharan Africa.
It has been produced in collaboration between the three partners delivering the IDRC funded Scaling-Up Improved Legume Technologies (SILT) project in Tanzania. The partners, African Agribusiness Partnership, CABI and Farm Radio International, have also been supported by IITA.
- Languages:
- English
OFRA info-graphic
- Summary:
Information graphics or infographics are graphic visual representations of information, data or knowledge intended to present information quickly and clearly. This one is a summary of 12 months activity on the OFRA project it has been produced in English and French.

ASHC flash card design template
- Summary:
ASHC has developed a series of print design template in PowerPoint. Products available currently include:
- ASHC leaflet design template
- ASHC poster design template
- ASHC calendar design template
- ASHC flash card design template
Flash cards are usually A4 or A3 sets of materials that are used by trainers to illustrate the training they are delivering.
The flash card template has brief guidance notes that will help to make decision about technologies that are suitable for promotion, selecting colours, images and editing text to meet the requirements of the audience for the flash cards.
- Languages:
- English
ASHC calendar design template
- Summary:
ASHC has developed a series of print design template in PowerPoint. Products available currently include:
- ASHC leaflet design template
- ASHC poster design template
- ASHC calendar design template
- ASHC flash card design template
The poster template has brief guidance notes that will help to make decision about technologies that are suitable for promotion, selecting colours, images and editing text to meet the requirements of the audience for the poster.
- Languages:
- English
ASHC poster design template
- Summary:
ASHC has developed a series of print design template in PowerPoint. Products available currently include:
- ASHC leaflet design template
- ASHC poster design template
- ASHC calendar design template
- ASHC flash card design template
The poster template has brief guidance notes that will help to make decision about technologies that are suitable for promotion, selecting colours, images and editing text to meet the requirements of the audience for the poster.
- Languages:
- English