Presentation by Brenda Zulu, CAADP Journalists Network, Africa Interactive Media Session: The Transformative Power of Innovative ICTs in Media for Agriculture on 7 Nov 2013 ICT4Ag, Kigali, Rwanda

1. CAADP and New Media tools
By Brenda Zulu
CAADP Journalists Network
Africa Interactive Media

2. Presentation Outline
• CAADP Journalists Network
• Role of Journalists
• New Media tools

3. CAADP Journalists Network
• NEPAD and the AUC launched a CAADP
Journalists network on 24th March 2013 in
Addis Ababa prior to the 9th CAADPPP
• Objective was to strengthen the coverage of
agriculture development in Africa
• CAADP is the AUC/NEPAD’s long term plan to
improve food security nutrition and increase
Africa’s farming based economies

4. Role of Journalists
• To increase the volume and quality of positive
news on the role and impact of CAADP
• Liase broadly with wider networks in their
countries and regions
• Improve communication and raise the profile
of agriculture in Africa
• Improve reporting and coverage of agriculture
• Tell the African story of development in
agriculture

5. New Media tools
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Facebook, FB page
Linkedin
Google, Google groups, Google Plus
Twitter (Hootsuite, Tweetdeck)
Skype for virtual diary meetings, discussions
Blogs (data, video, photo blogs)
Scoop.it (curating agricultural news)

6. New media tools
• Twitter ( micro blogging of stories)
• Storify ( creating stories using social media)
• RSS feeds enable publishers to syndicate data
automatically
• YouTube (videos)

7. Ends
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