Discusses the need for the participation of communities in communication activities for rural development. Identifies obstacles to participation and the translation of knowledge into practice. Describes attempts to integrate participatory communication into a soil conservation and afforestation project, HASHI, in the Shinyanga region of Tanzania and analyses the reasons for the failure of these efforts.
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