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Rural Communication Services (RCS)

IAMCR - FAO Special Award, 12 July 2023

Year of publication 2023

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 1p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Synopsis (short abstract) The International Association for Media and Communication Research - IAMCR - is the preeminent worldwide professional organisation in the field of media and communication research. IAMCR is offering several awards for members participating in the 2023 conference. The Rural Communication Services Research Awards, offered in cooperation with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), provides support for the presentation of four papers that advance our understanding of applications of “rural communication services” particularly in the areas of agriculture, family farming, natural resource management, climate change adaptation, food security, and disaster risk reduction and management.

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