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Scientific animations without borders: cell-phone videos for cowpea farmers

dc.contributor.authorBello, J.
dc.contributor.authorSeufferheld, F.
dc.contributor.authorAgunbiade, T.
dc.contributor.authorSteele, L.D.
dc.contributor.authorGuillot, D.
dc.contributor.authorBa, M.N.
dc.contributor.authorBinso-Dabire, L.
dc.contributor.authorBaoua, I.
dc.contributor.authorNdiaye, M.
dc.contributor.authorTamo, M.
dc.contributor.authorPittendrigh, R.
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-03T09:18:13Z
dc.date.available2020-11-03T09:18:13Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.identifier.citationBello, J., Seufferheld, F., Agunbiade, T., Steele, L.D., Guillot, D., Ba, M.N., ... & Pittendrigh, R. (2012). Scientific animations without borders: cell-phone videos for cowpea farmers. In Innovative Research along the Cowpea Value Chain. In: Proceedings of the Fifth World Cowpea Conference on improving livelihoods in the cowpea value chain through advancement in science, 27 Sept. - 1 Oct. Saly, Senegal, (p. 369-380).
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/6971
dc.description.abstractOver the past several decades, researchers and extension agents have described methods that cowpea farmers can use to reduce insect damage to the cowpea crop in the field and in storage. Some of these methods, which are based on both scientific research and indigenous knowledge, are currently being used in local, regional , national, and transnational extension programs. Cowpea farmers in Africa and other developing regions, however, often remain unaware of the methods based on scientific research because the farmers are low-literate and the information may be available only in a written form. Farmers also may remain unaware of methods based on indigenous knowledge because such information usually remains local. These problems are exacerbated by the limited resources of extension programs. Here we describe how pest control information in the form of short animations can be transferred to low-literate farmers via cell-phone technology and through the World Wide Web. Voice overlays in a diversity of languages can be easily added to these animations so that ideas can be efficiently shared across cultural groups. The animated videos, which are being developed by the organization Scientific Animations Without Borders™ (SAWBO), can be viewed on cell phones and can be transmitted between cell phones using Bluetooth® technology.
dc.description.sponsorshipUnited States Agency for International Development
dc.format.extent369-380
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
dc.subjectCowpeas
dc.subjectFarmers
dc.subjectTechnology
dc.subjectIndigenous Knowledge
dc.subjectInformation Technology
dc.subjectWest Africa
dc.subjectaudiovisual aids
dc.titleScientific animations without borders: cell-phone videos for cowpea farmers
dc.typeConference Proceedings
cg.contributor.crpGrain Legumes
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Illinois
cg.contributor.affiliationDaniel Guillot Productions, Argentina
cg.contributor.affiliationInstitut de l’Environnement et de Recherches Agricoles, Burkina Faso
cg.contributor.affiliationInstitut National de Recherche Agronomique de Niger
cg.contributor.affiliationInstitut d'Economic Rurale, Mali
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.coverage.regionACP
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWest Africa
cg.coverage.countryArgentina
cg.coverage.countryUnited States of America
cg.coverage.hubHeadquarters and Western Africa Hub
cg.researchthemePlant Production and Health
cg.identifier.bibtexciteidBELLO:2011
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectAgronomy
cg.iitasubjectCowpea
cg.iitasubjectCrop Systems
cg.iitasubjectFood Security
cg.iitasubjectGrain Legumes
cg.iitasubjectKnowledge Management
cg.iitasubjectPlant Breeding
cg.iitasubjectPlant Production
cg.iitasubjectSmallholder Farmers
cg.publicationplaceIbadan, Nigeria
cg.accessibilitystatusLimited Access
cg.reviewstatusPeer Review
cg.usagerightslicenseCopyrighted; all rights reserved
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.iitaauthor.identifierManuele Tamò: 0000-0002-5863-7421
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