Fostering women voices through video

Research hosted by the CDR seeks a better understanding of development processes, with a focus on the sustainable management of natural resources. Women have been neglected in agricultural development in the past, raising their voices is critical for equalling development in future. In its recent report, the World Bank has heralded women’s vital role for poverty reduction and food security. At the same time it is evident that rural women’s efforts in food production, especially in post - harvest activities and crop seed processing are very important for community food security in Asian and African countries. Participatory video (PV) helps women farmer s to raise their voices for agricultural development in Bangladesh.

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• Training and learning videos, with a strong emphasis on the incorporation of rural women’s local knowledge and innovation in agricultural production activities into the videos
• Potential benefits of Video-mediated learning: Empowering women and enhancing food security in Bangladesh
• Research and extension methodologies should therefore aim to enhance farmer’s capacities favourable to sustainable agriculture, rather than to achieve the adoption of standardized technologies
• Enhance institutional change and policy awareness at regional, national and international level to support women’s capacities in agricultural production activities at farm level, mainly through the usage and dissemination of the produced videos

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