In Bangladesh, roughly half the population depends on agriculture for its livelihood. However, farmers face many challenges to earning a living. One challenge is access – access to markets, information, agricultural technologies, and related services and public goods. There is a [...]

This document has been prepared to inspire reflection about the role of communication in advancing family farming. It includes an analysis of examples of Communication Development (CommDev) approaches applied to smallholder farming and rural development and the issues that they [...]

The aim of this policy brief is to spread the word about forest and farm producer organizations and their increasing role in helping smallholders improve their economic and social well-being while managing their resources sustainably. The brief sets out a [...]

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. These guidelines have been developed for managers and formulators of [...]

This publication shows how tailor-made educational programmes (such as the Junior Farmer Field and Life Schools approach) can provide rural youth with the skills and insights needed to engage in farming and adopt environmentally friendly production methods.