Agricultural Voices Syria: closer to farmers, stronger for communities
Following a successful launch in Northwest Syria, Agricultural Voices Syria (AVS) aims to become a communication platform for local and international actors in the field of food security.
A detailed communication strategy has been designed for future episodes to consolidate the role of AVS as an influential voice of farmers and communities.
The research team was awarded a grant funded by the Sussex Sustainability Research Programme (SSRP) Impact Fund to consolidate AVS dissemination and to broaden its scope.
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In order to achieve these goals, three workshops took place in Idlib and Azaz (Northwest Syria) and Gaziantep (Turkey) to bring together a broad range of actors, boost cooperation and identify synergy drivers for the implementation of sustainable agricultural practices.
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The podcast episodes have been supported with short videos to extend knowledge exchange and increase opportunities for farmers to engage directly with AVS producers. A flyer was distributed among agricultural pharmacies, local councils and other agricultural businesses in Northwest Syria.
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At the conclusion of project activities, we prepared a policy brief to engage with key policymakers and organizations on topics covering the use of innovative social media such as podcasting to promote sustainable development in conflict zones and post-conflict countries.
The project Agricultural Voices Syria won two impact awards which recognized the value of interdisciplinary research.