Digital Green: for more productive agriculture

When a Digital Green facilitator goes into the field to conduct a workshop with field workers, he begins with an exercise that may seem strange to an outside observer; the facilitator takes out a 100 rupee note (about US $2), and shows it to the group. Digital Green joins with partners -- both NGOs...

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Published in:Appropriate technology 2013-03, Vol.40 (1), p.57-57
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Agricultural education
Agriculture
Communities
Community
Consultation
Costs
Digital
Farmers
India
Intervention
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Trains
Video production
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Costs
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