Dramas
Drama scripts are a great way to illustrate a situation and explore complexities and emotions surrounding the issue. Our drama scripts generally feature just a few characters, and may be aired during one or several episodes.
Drama scripts can be read by local actors, or (for very short and simple dramas) by broadcasters themselves.
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- Nutrition
- Post-harvest activities
- Social issues
- Soil health
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- Water management
Mr. Bana’s mill: Quality standards for fresh potatoes and cassava
NARRATOR: Potatoes and cassava are important root and tuber crops and are a great source of energy in many parts of the world. Millions of farmers in Eastern Africa grow cassava and potato, mostly for home consumption or to sell fresh in the market. By processing and adding value, farmers can make even more…
Papa Akwesi learns: Careful post-harvest management maximizes maize income
CHARACTERS AKWESI PAPA: 61-year-old farmer and husband of Aggie AGGIE: 54-year-old nutritionist and wife of Akwesi Papa AKWESI: 17-year-old high school boy and son of Akwesi Papa and Aggie JOHN: 63-year-old farmer and brother of Akwesi Papa OSEI: 58-year-old agronomist AUNTIE SERWAA: 43-year-old farmer SCENE ONE SFX: Door opens AKWESI: Ah,…
Successful pest management in cowpea: What farmers need to know
SCENE 1 ISSAH’S HOME SFX: Sound of birds chirping in the background HAWA: (off-mic) Is anybody at home? ISSAH: Yes, come in. HAWA: (coming on-mic) Ei, Issah! Good morning. I wasn’t expecting to see you home at this time of the morning. No farm today? ISSAH: Ah, Hawa, Aisha…
When opportunity knocks, open the door wide: Managing pests in cowpeas
Characters Afariwa: Ambitious and hardworking. Determined to enter and win the farmers’ competition. She is the wife of Kojo. Kojo: Husband of Afariwa. He is not supportive of his wife’s decision to grow cowpeas. Yawa: Kojo’s sister and Afariwa’s sister-in-law. Lost her entire cowpea farm to pest attack. Episode 1 signature tune up, then fade…
Organic cotton helps the soil and the community
Characters Bossou: farmer of about 40 years of age, hard-working Dassi: farmer a bit older than Bossou Adjagoué: drunkard of the village. He also spreads the village news. Chief Biowa: technical advisor, coordinator of the organic cotton program Sèna: seven-year-old child, Dassi’s son Coordinator: advisor, conventional farming programs Tassi: female farmer, Bossou’s niece Signature tune…
‘Together we stand’ agricultural co-operative society
Characters Mr. Okello: 38 years old. A man who does not see the benefits of his wife being in the farming group Kacel wacung or “Together we stand.” Mrs. Okello Balbina: 36 years old. She is the chairperson of the farmers’ [male or female or both] group. Their daughter Aber: 18 years old. A student…
Feed your birds right: How the King of guinea fowl farmers won his crown
CHARACTERS KISHA: Kisha wants to win the crown and doesn’t want to change his traditional ways of farming. He is 35 years old, husband to Lami and father of Abdul. He is serious and quick to anger. ABU: Abu is a braggart and is mistrusted by many in the community. He is 27 years old,…
Integrated rice-fish farming improves Mohamed Farota’s life
Characters Mariam Koné: journalist at L’Annonceur Mohamed Farota: rice-fish farmer Mamadou Traoré: head of Antenne Pêche in Baguinéda Moriba Diarra: rice-fish farmer PRESENTER: Good evening, dear listener. Thank you for choosing (name of radio station). Welcome to our weekly program, Rural development. Today, we present a program on integrated rice-fish farming in Baguinéda, a rural…
Aquaculture in Ghana: Fish farmer increases farm profits and improves family nutrition
HOST: You are tuned to (name of radio station) and my name is (name of host). This is your favourite farmer program, (name of program). Today we are going to talk about fish farming, one way for farmers to reduce poverty, improve family nutrition and ensure food security. We will introduce you to a…
Small-scale fish farmers in Malawi need access to reliable markets
CHARACTERS: Host Field reporter (George Kalungwe) Fish farmers (members of Chambo fish farmers club) – Stiford Pofera – Julian Felix – Kelvin Mwacha Professor Emmanuel Kaunda, Deputy Vice Chancellor and Technical Coordinator of NEPAD Regional Fish Node, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources Chimwemwe German, Researcher, NEPAD Regional Fish Node HOST: All across the…