Script
Here is our latest monthly theme pack of FRI resources, this month about Fall armyworm, the pest that has been causing such damage in maize and other crops across much of Africa. The theme pack includes three items from our Resource Packs: one backgrounder and two interview scripts. All three items are available in Amharic and the backgrounder is available in Swahili as well. The theme pack also includes nine Barza Wire Farmer stories and four other Barza Wire resources. Four Barza Wire stories are available in Amharic.
Backgrounder
Backgrounder: Fall armyworm (Updated)
Interviews
Keeping an eye on Fall armyworm: Monitoring the pest so it doesn’t destroy your maize
Using chemical pesticides safely: The case of Fall armyworm in Ethiopia
Barza Wire stories
Benin & Zimbabwe: Farmers face fall armyworms armed with pesticides
Malawi: Farmers use plant-based pesticides to control Fall armyworm and other pests
Ethiopia: Farmers plant late, monitor early to manage Fall armyworm
Ethiopia: Farmers manage Fall armyworm with cultural practices
Ethiopia: Maize farmers grow special plants to manage Fall armyworm
Ethiopia: Farmers handpick and use other methods to manage Fall armyworm
DRC: Farmers test three methods to manage Fall armyworm
Tanzania: Farmers and researchers scramble for solutions to Fall armyworm ahead of maize season
Zimbabwe: Farmers brace for a bad season as Fall armyworm looms
Other Barza Wire resources
Spotlight: Radio programs on Fall armyworm in Uganda
Spotlight: Nakaseke Radio goes on air and online to alert farmers about Fall armyworm
Spotlight: Radio hosts fight Fall armyworm with interviews and information
Resources: Fall armyworm: Resources and information
The following resource is available in Swahili:
Taarifa za awali:
Utangulizi wa Viwavijeshi aina ya ‘Fall armyworm’
The following resources are available in Amharic:
Backgrounder
This backgrounder is also available in Oromifa: Barruu Bu’uuraa:Buuqataa “Fall”
Interviews
ፈጣን ሁሉን አውዳሚ ተምችን በአንክሮ መከታተል: የቦቆሎ ምርትዎን እንዳያወድም ተምቹን መቆጣጠር
ተባይ መከላከያ ኬሚካልን በጥንቃቄ መጠቀም፡የአዲሱ ተምች ሁኔታ በኢትዮጵያ
Barza Wire stories
ኢትዮጵያ: አርሶ አደሮች ፈጣን ሁሉን አውዳሚ ተምችን ለመቆጣጠር አዘግይቶ መዝራትን እና አስቀድሞ መቆጣጠርን ይጠቀማሉ
ኢትዮጵያ: አርሶ አደሮች የተለያዩ ባህላዊ ዘዴዎችን እየተጠቀሙ ፈጣን ሁሉን ሰአውዳሚ ተምችን ይቆጣጠራሉ ፡፡
ኢትየፐጵያ: የቦቆሎ አርሶ አደሮች ፈጣን ሁሉን አውዳሚ ተምችን ለመቆጣጠር ልዩ ዛፎችን ያበቅላሉ
ኢትዮጵያ : አርሶ አደሮች ፈጣን ሁሉን አውዳሚ ተምችን ለመቆጣጠር በእጅ መልቀምን እና የተለያዩ ዘዴዎችን ይተገብራሉ
We hope that this kind of “one-stop shop” on selected topics is useful, and that you can use the resources in this month’s theme pack to make effective programming on Fall armyworm.
Please use and enjoy these resources. Let us know if they’re useful—and exactly how you use them!
This work was created with the support of the USAID Feed the Future Ethiopia Value Chain Activity as part of the project, “ICT-enabled Radio Programming on Fall Armyworm (FAWET).