Golden grains: Maize, wheat and tef

Theme pack

Here is our theme pack of FRI resources for October, this time about maize, wheat, and tef, a staple grain crop that is grown almost exclusively in Ethiopia.

The theme pack includes eight items from our Resource Packs: three backgrounders, four interview scripts, and one drama. The theme pack also includes five Barza Wire Farmer stories. It also includes six resources in Swahili and three in Amharic.

For more resources on maize, including many videos in English and Swahili, go to our December 2018 theme pack: https://scripts.farmradio.fm/radio-script/maize-production-post-harvest/

Backgrounders

• Reducing post-harvest loss in maize
• Maize production
• Growing tef

Interviews

• Farmers use traditional and chemical methods to manage insect pests of maize in western Tanzania
• Keeping an eye on Fall armyworm: Monitoring the pest so it doesn’t destroy your maize
• Scientists are improving the traditional maize crib
• Innovative farmer uses pounded maize cobs to protect stored maize

Drama

Maize farmers overcome postharvest challenges

Barza Wire stories

• Tanzania: Farmers use traditional and chemical methods to manage maize pests
• Ethiopia: Maize farmers grow special plants to manage Fall armyworm
• Tanzania: High cost and low supply frustrate maize farmers looking for hybrid seeds
• Ethiopia: Farmers struggle to deal with wheat disease
• Kenya: Wheat farmers face damaging new strain of stem rust

The following resources are available in Swahili:

Utangulizi

Taarifa za kina: Kupunguza upotevu wa mahindi baada ya mavuno

Taarifa za kina: Uzalishaji wa Mahindi

Mwongozo wa namna ya kufanya mahojiano:

Mkulima mbunifu anatumia magunzi ya mahindi yaliyosagwa kuhifadhi mahindi

Wanasayansi wanaboresha vichanja vya asili vya mahindi

Wakulima hutumia njia za asili na viatilifu katika kuthibiti wadudu wa mahindi magharibi mwa Tanzania

Hadithi zilizopo kwenye Barza Wire ni:

Tanzania: Wakulima hutumia njia za asili na viatilifu katika kuthibiti wadudu wanaoshambulia mahindi

The following resources are available in Amharic:

Backgrounder

Tef production backgrounder : በጤፍ አበቃቀል ላይ የተሰጠ መግለጫ

Interview

ፈጣን ሁሉን አውዳሚ ተምችን በአንክሮ መከታተል: የቦቆሎ ምርትዎን እንዳያወድም ተምቹን መቆጣጠር

Barza Wire story

ኢትየፐጵያ: የቦቆሎ አርሶ አደሮች ፈጣን ሁሉን አውዳሚ ተምችን ለመቆጣጠር ልዩ ዛፎችን ያበቅላሉ