In Northern Italy, the autonomous province of South Tyrol has the biggest single area producing apple trees in Europe. Since the end of the Second World War and continuing, the various stakeholders involved in apple production and marketing have organized themselves [...]

In Bolivia, the state is providing support to encourage community organisations to trial innovative new business models that challenge free market norms. Could such new ways of doing business also deliver greater benefits for the planet?

Communication for Development (ComDev) rests on the premise that sustainable development and social change cannot happen without the conscious and active participation of stakeholders at every stage of a development process. ComDev combines a range of participatory methods and media [...]

Th is paper is a fi rst step in a process to create enabling environments for forest producer organizations (FPOs) worldwide. It focuses on what governments should and should not do to enable FPOs to form, thrive and create benefi [...]

This Sourcebook is a timely and comprehensive resource for communication and development professionals who want to apply participatory communication in agriculture and rural development initiatives. It covers all phases of a Communication for development (ComDev) process – from communication assessment [...]