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Edutainment Model Shakes Up—and “Shapes Up”—International Development Communications
As part of the WomenConnect Challenge (WCC) grant we were able to further integrate gender, financial, and digital inclusion …

The Mediae Company - 2022 Quarterly Newsletter (Third)
This has been a very exciting quarter for us as we continue to expand into new territories with our …

The Mediae Company -2023 Q1 Newsletter
As we begin a new year, we remain firmly committed to our mission of creating, designing and producing media …

Zambia's first farming reality TV show launched by national broadcaster
The combined impacts of climate change, rising populations, scarce resources, and growing demand for food are undermining economic development …

Mediae Company Ltd Shamba Shape Up: the farm make-over show
Millions of farmers in low-resource settings could benefit from information about farming techniques that will help them improve yields, …

The Mediae Company - Quarterly Newsletter (Second)
An overview of what we’ve got planned for the second quarter of 2022

The Mediae Company - Quarterly Newsletter (First)
An overview of what we’ve got planned for the first quarter of 2022
Mediae takes season two of Mpeke Town into Uganda on Bukedde TV in English and Luganda – Changing farmers’ lives through edutainment
Edutainment pioneer Mediae has created several reality formats to address issues experienced by farmers in a number of East …

Watch: Communication is key in creating equitable food systems
Who’s missing at dinner: Bringing farmers into the conversation on food systems through inclusive communication platforms, was set up …

PlantVillage team lauded for projects to protect food supply amid COVID, locusts
Praise for the PlantVillage App which has been launched to help farmers diagnose crop dieases andmonitor pests

Meet our farmers
80% of the population in lower-income countries rely on food grown by smallholder farmers. In Kenya, agriculture is the …

Kalasha lifetime achievement award
David Campbell lifetime achievement award at Kalasha award 2020

Platform for Big Data in Agriculture
Join us for the fourth episode of our Join us for the fourth episode of our #digital discussion series …

Reality tv show puts Kenyan farmers in focus
Patricia Gichinga leads production on 'Shamba Shape-Up', an agricultural reality makeover on smallholder farms in Kenya and Tanzania. The …

In Kenya, the gardener gets an answer from Whatsapp, which now also collects information about rainfall
The new game aims to help farmers adapt to the increasingly irregular rainfall in Kenya
Guess the rain: Kenya gamifies climate change to help farmers
Kenya is gamifying climate change - challenging farmers to guess the rain in a bid to reach a remote …

Africa reality show draws youth to farming
Former reality show contestant Leah Wangari shows cabbages at an agricultural training farm in Limuru, near the capital Nairobi, …

BBC World News: Africa's Population Explosion
TV documentary on 26th Aug 2017, includes ICRISAT's research on smart food in Kenya.

Mediae makes farming tips irresistible for Kenyan farmers
TV company makes reality show called Shamba Shape Up along the lines of The Archers for an east African …