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Published: 15 May 2020

Researchers, scientists, extension officers and facilitators involved in agricultural research are invited to participate in a 6-session online course:

PARTICIPATORY VIDEO FOR SOCIALLY INCLUSIVE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH

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DITSL is a co-organizer through its activities in CELEP (http://www.celep.info/) of the Perspectives on Pastoralism Film Festival (http://www.pastoralistfilmfestival.com/ ).Films from the traveling program of the First Edition will be screened at the Global Landscapes Forum Africa: Restoring Africa's Drylands(https://www.globallandscapesforum.org/ ) and the LandAc conference (https://www.landgovernance.org/annual-international-conference-2/landac-conference-2021) in June 2021. Films from the first edition will also screen at the International Grasslands and Rangelands Congress in Nairobi in October, 2021. Submissions are open for the second edition to be launched in 2022! (https://filmfreeway.com/PerspectivesonPastoralismFilmFestival )

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Published: 11 May 2020

Researchers, scientists, extension officers and students involved in agricultural research are invited to participate in an intensive 5-day training course:

PARTICIPATORY VIDEO FACILITATION FOR SOCIALLY INCLUSIVE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH

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Published: 27 January 2020

In the frame of the PhD research project CollAqua aiming to co-develop technical and social innovations for sustainable water resource management with Kenyan smallholder farmers through the application of a Collaborative Learning approach, two research topics for preparation of a Master Thesis are proposed:

a)      Co-Identification and Co-Assessment of local Best Water Management Practices on Farm and Community Level (>> download pdf with more details)

b)      Understand Water Resource Management on Farm and Community Level using a Systems Approach (>> download pdf with more details)

Data collection in Nakuru County, Kenya, is scheduled for a period of three month (between Juli and November 2020). Candidates would need to apply for scholarships covering travel and living costs abroad; Costs for conducting fieldwork activities, e.g. for local transport and translations will be covered.