Access Agriculture: Video-mediated farmer-to-farmer learning for sustainable agriculture

Projet terminé

Access Agriculture (AA) is a global initiative aiming at providing easy access to agricultural learning through training videos of quality. From the production to the dissemination, farmers and rural advisory service providers will be involved in the making of the agricultural films, made accessible through multiple media such as the internet, DVDs and radio. Strong partnerships with networks of farmers, advisory service providers and the agro-food industry are a cornerstone of this initiative.

Pays/région Thème Période Budget
Monde entier
Agriculture et sécurité alimentaire
Développement agricole
Développement de la chaîne de valeur agricole (til 2016)
01.04.2012 - 29.02.2016
CHF  3’170’000
Contexte

Farmers in the developing world often lack the appropriate training and advice to optimise and adjust their farming practices, and require better access to information, inputs and markets. Scattered, of limited quality and with a relatively weak outreach in many contexts, rural advisory services to farmers may be improved if service providers can more easily access quality training material on agricultural practices through video media.

Objectifs

The overall goal of this initiative is to strengthen capacities of and linkages between multiple stakeholders to enhance the effectiveness of producing, disseminating and using agricultural training videos to improve farmers’ food security and livelihoods.

Groupes cibles

Rural advisory service providers and farmers in six African countries: Benin, Mali, Uganda, Malawi, Kenya and Egypt. Rural advisory service networks and agro-food industry internationally.

Effets à moyen terme
  • Demand-driven farmer training films are produced, disseminated and used in six countries and globally
  • Partners in the six countries have strengthened their capacities in producing farmer training films
  • The AA web platform is a reference for agricultural videos worldwide
  • Strong working partnerships with rural advisory service networks and the agro-food industry are established

 

Résultats

Principaux résultats antérieurs:  

The entry phase of eight months allowed for the identification of key national stakeholders and the launch of partnerships in six African countries.


Direction/office fédéral responsable DDC
Crédit Coopération au développement
Partenaire de projet Partenaire contractuel
ONG internationale ou étrangère
  • Access Agriculture, Agro Insight, Countrywise, Streaming Tank (global)


Budget Phase en cours Budget de la Suisse CHF    3’170’000 Budget suisse déjà attribué CHF    3’123’720
Phases du projet Phase 2 01.12.2015 - 30.06.2021   (Completed)

Phase 1 01.04.2012 - 29.02.2016   (Completed)