Introduction to radio soap opera series

Bawa, B.;Van der Elstraeten, A.;Office for Partnerships, Advocacy and Capacity Development

Introduction to radio soap opera series

Year of publication 2012

Pages 2p.

Author Bawa, B.;Van der Elstraeten, A.;Office for Partnerships, Advocacy and Capacity Development

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Document

Edition 1

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Synopsis (short abstract) A series of radio soap operas has been developed from fact sheets, experiences and good practices as part of the Capitalization project. The series covers the following general interest themes: inventory credit, input shops, fertilizer microdosing, group orders and Farmer Field Schools. The broadcasts make a link between the different themes.

Language English

Also available in:

French

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