RURAL RADIO HISTORY
Farm and Rural Radio: Some Beginnings and Models
by Robert L. Hilliard - PhD, Columbia University, New York
Rural Radio: Role and Use over the Past Three Decades
by Jean-Pierre Ilboudo - Extension, Education and Communication Service, FAO, Rome
ANGLO-AMERICAN EXPERIENCES IN FARM RADIO
Rural Radio at The BBC - Is Farming a Hot Potato?
By Anna Hill - Presenter/Producer, Farming Today, BBC Radio Four, United Kingdom
Radio Broadcasting to Farmers: To Educate, Inform, and Entertain
by Edwin L. Slusarczyk - President, Ag Radio Network Inc, Utica, NY, USA
Presentation of the US Department of Agriculture's Radio
by Brenda J. Curtis-Heiken - Senior Radio Reporter/Producer USDA Radio, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.
AFRICAN EXPERIENCES IN RURAL RADIO
AMARC's Experience in Africa
Sophie K. Ly - Secretary General, World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC), Montreal, Quebec
AIF's Experience in Africa
Jean-Pierre Lamonde - Program Manager, Intergovernmental Agency of French-Speaking Countries, AIF, Paris, France
CIERRO's Experience in Rural Radio
Jacques da Matha - Director, Inter-African Centre for Rural Radio Studies of Ouagadougou, CIERRO, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
The Malian Experience in the Field of Rural Radio
by Moussa Keita - Secretary General, Union of Radio and Television Broadcasting (URTEL, Mali)
The Role of Rural Radio Stations in Rural Development - Distribution of Marketing Information - Experience of the Micro-Finance and Marketing Project
by Mohamed Tounessi - Country Portfolio Manager, IFAD Programme Management Department, Africa Division International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Rome, Italy
Rural Broadcasting In Ghana
By S. Abbey-Mensah - Head, Rural Broadcasting Corporation, Accra, Ghana
RURAL RADIO AUDIENCES
Research In the Area of Rural Media - The Methodologies and Approaches Used for Gathering and Utilizing Feedback from Listeners - Research On Audience and Listeners
by Julien Rakotoarimana - Secretary General of the Rural Radio Network of Madagascar, Antsirabe, Madagascar
Impact of Radio Broadcasts in the Mali-South Region - Follow-Up and Evaluation
by Oumar Sangaré - Coordinator of the Mali-South Rural Radio Revival Project, or GCP/MLI/020/NET Bamako, Mali
Improving Access to Rural Radio by `Hard-to-Reach' Women Audiences
By Jennifer Sibanda - Regional Director, FAMW-SADC, Harare, Zimbabwe
RURAL RADIO AND ICTs (Information and Communication Technologies)
The Challenges of ICTs and Rural Radio
by Bruce Girard - Consultant
Community Multimedia Centres: Integrating Modern and Traditional Information and Communication Technologies for Community Development
by Stella Hughes - Senior Programme Specialist, UNESCO, Paris, France
Creating New Knowledge Partnerships in Support of Rural Development in the Information Age
By Claude Robinson - Editor-in-Chief, Inter Press Service (IPS), Mexico
The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the Acacia Initiative - Communities and the Information Society in Africa
JADE, A Network of African Journalists Specialised in Media Production and Communication for Development
By Souleymane Ouattara, Coordinator, Burkina Faso
Rural Communication: A Strategic Link for Poverty Alleviation in Niger
Djilali Benamrane, Economist, Niamey/Niger, September 18, 2000
CONTENTS FOR RURAL RADIO
Marketing and Rural Finance Farm Radio as a Medium for Market Information Dissemination
By Andrew W. Shepherd - Marketing and Rural Finance Service, FAO
The World Agricultural Information Center - Bridging the Digital Divide in Food Security
by Stephen Rudgard - World Agricultural Information Center, WAICENT, FAO
ACMAD's Strategy for Capacity Building, Development and Poverty Alleviation in Africa
by Mohammed Sadeck Boulahya - Director General, African Centre of Meteorological Applications for Development (ACMAD)
What Can Modern Agricultural Meteorology do For the Subsistence Farmers?
by René Gommes - Senior Agrometeorologist, Environment and Natural Resources Service (SDRN), FAO
Global Information and Early Warning System (GIEWS)
by Stephane Jost - Country Officer, Global Information and Early Warning System, FAO
Post-Harvest: How to Get Information on Post-Harvest in The Internet Jungle
By François Mazaud - Post-Harvest Management Service, FAO
TRAINING IN THE FIELD OF RURAL RADIO
CIERRO: A 23-year Contribution to the Development of Rural Radio and Local Rural Radio in Africa
by Jacques da Matha - Director, Inter-African Center for Rural Broadcasting Studies of Ouagadougou (CIERRO), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Training Needs For Trainers in the Field of Rural Radio in Africa
by Professor Chris Kamlongera, Ph.D. - Director, Centre of Communication for Development (CCD), Southern Africa Development Community (SADC)
A "Kente" Approach to Community Radio Training: Weaving Training into the Community Empowerment Process
By Wilna W. Quarmyne - Deputy Executive Director, Radio Ada (Ghana Community Broadcasting Services), Accra, Ghana
RURAL RADIO AND AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
The Role of Rural Radio in Agricultural and Rural Development Translating Agricultural Research Information into Messages for Farm Audiences
by Sylvia Biraahwa Nakabugu - Head Of Programmes, Farm and Environment, Radio Uganda
Making Waves in the CGIAR: Rural Radio and Agricultural Science
By Dr. Helen Hambly Odame - Research Officer, ISNAR
RURAL RADIO AND FOOD SECURITY
Food Security - Brief history to an initiative to provide sustainable radio programming and production in Kenya
By David Campbell Director, Mediae, Nairobi, Kenya
RURAL RADIO: PARTICIPATION AND SHARE OF INFORMATION
Community Radio and Farming in South Africa
by Mosotho Stone - Radio Producer at the South African Community Radio Information Network (SACRIN)
RURAL RADIO AND PLURALISM IN AFRICA
The Panos Institute in the Face of New Challenges: Radio Pluralism and ICTs in West Africa
By Diana Senghor - Director of the Panos Institute of West Africa (IPAO), Dakar-Ponty, Senegal
The Institute for Media and Society
By Akin Akingbulu - Executive Director, Institute for Media and Society, IMS, Nigeria
THE INSTITUTIONS SUPPORTING RURAL RADIO DEVELOPMENT
FAO's Experience in the Area of Rural Radio, Including Information and Communication Technologies Servicing Rural Radio: New Contents, New Partnerships
by Dr. Jean-Pierre Ilboudo - Specialist in Communication for Development Extension, Education and Communication Service (SDRE), FAO
Rural Radio in action: a CTA experience
By Thiendou Niang - Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation, CTA, Netherlands
The Ford Foundation for West Africa
Ms Aida Opoku-Mensah - Manager, Media, Arts and Cultural Programmes, The Ford Foundation for West Africa, Lagos, Nigeria
The Developing Countries Farm Radio Network (DCFN)
By Nancy Bennett - Executive Director, Developing Countries Farm Radio Network, Toronto, Canada
The Action of Francophonie in Local Radio Broadcasting: Local Radio Programmes
by Jean-Pierre Lamonde - Responsible for Local Radio Programs, Agence Intergouvernementale de la Francophonie, Paris, France
The African Radio Drama Association, ARDA, Nigeria
by Alison Data Phido - Project Coordinator - and Tuggar Khadijah - Programme Associate
