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FIGHTING HUNGER

IN PARTNERSHIP

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Our objective: to enhance the power of stories by people Content production, Networking

with rural broadcasters Reaching out to NGOs and CSO Linking rural concerns to world news

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Scope of our strategy

To create a pool of talented and equipped radio correspondents from Developing countries.

Development Institutions, HQ Divisions and Field programmes to devote funds to radio activities and production in yearly budget.

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Current situation: FAO encourages African national and community radios to cover FAO-related issues Two-way cooperation to improve Wider scope of content services:

access to cost-effective ICTs for rural broadcasters

Partners to increase partnering

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Progress made in a year (08) Follow-up to FAO-AMARC workshop on Rural

Radio (April 08, Rome):The workshop resulted in renewedpartnerships/co-productions with AMARC and Farm Radio Int’l for advocacy campaigns and broadcasting about major FAO 2008 events (June-High level Conference on Climate Change, October-World Food Day), with contributions from three services in FAO.

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Proposals

Encourage inclusive field reportage Renewed partnerships and co-

productions AMARC and World Food Day

broadcast & advocacy campaign Contribution to radio scriptwriting

and production competitions

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Concrete content

Documenting sustainable food security (EC) The importance of statistics in development NERICA rice and farming best practices The part of gender in rural development Getting Youth on track for FAO/MDGs

campaign (Children, teenagers and young adults)

Bioenergies and impact for rural communities

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FAO can contribute

Up-coming events in FAO (Sept-Oct-Dec.) - Feeding the world by 2015- World Food Day theme for 2009,

Achieving Food Security in Times of Crisis

- Committee on Food Security- FAO Bi-annual Conference: all issues

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FAO CAN CONTRIBUTE

YOU TOO.

THANK YOU!