Interviews
Interview scripts feature interviews with two farmers or rural people and one or two subject-matter experts, exploring a challenge and possible solutions. They also feature and intro and extro by the radio show host. They are written by African journalists, based on real interviews.
Interview scripts can be translated and adapted as necessary to suit the local context, then performed on air as dramatized interviews. Or reach them as inspiration and guidance for your own interviews.
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- Agriculture
- Aquaculture
- Children and youth
- Climate change
- Community development
- Crop production
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- Environment and climate change
- Gender equality
- Health
- Hygiene and sanitation
- Land issues
- Livestock and beekeeping
- Marketing and market information
- Nature-based Solutions
- Nutrition
- Post-harvest activities
- Social issues
- Soil health
- Trees and agroforestry
- Water management
Women farmers use local methods to fight pests and diseases in beans
SIGNATURE TUNE UP THEN UNDER MR. ENOS: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to today’s program where we are going to learn how women farmers in the Kigoma Region of western Tanzania fight against pest and disease problems in beans by using local methods. To talk about it, I visited some farmers in Nyumbigwa village in the…
Storing dairy fodder for the dry season increases farmers’ income
PRESENTER: Hallo and welcome to your favourite farming program. My name is _____. Dairy farming is a major income earner for farmers in Kenya. Small-scale farmers produce milk for home consumption, and for selling to consumers in the informal market and to processors. They also make money by selling calves and heifers. Milk production fluctuates…
Breaking the silence around infertility in women and men
SIG TUNE UP THEN UNDER ALICE: (TEASER) “… For those 11 years, it has been difficult. Dealing with relatives who do not understand the struggle and friends who think I am not trying hard enough to get a baby.” HOST: Alice has been trying for a child for more than 11 years now. It has…
The benefits of conservation agriculture
SIGNATURE TUNE HOST A: Hello! Welcome to your farmer program! Today’s topic is all about conservation agriculture and the benefits of minimum tillage. Farmers in Ethiopia tend to till their land repeatedly as they are sure it increases yield. They believe that reduced tillage stops them from taking full advantage of their farmland. In fact,…
Stroke is not terminal: How caregivers and health professionals can help survivors recover from the impacts of a stroke
SIGNATURE TUNE UP FOR FIVE SECONDS THEN UNDER HOST: Greetings, listeners, and welcome to the program. My name is ____. Today we will be talking about stroke and the therapies designed to help stroke patients recover from it. Most Ugandans have little knowledge about stroke, according to Dr. Ibrahim Bukenya, the head physiotherapist at the…
Handling the financial impact of stroke and modifying the home to make it safe for stroke survivors
Main host: Delali Afi Mawutor Studio guests: Physiotherapist: Otis Nkansah Caregiver: Mrs. Elizabeth Afenyo Stroke survivors: Madam Akosua Fremah, Mr. Kofi Tawiah Phone interviewee: Madam Beatrice Washington. DELALI: Hello, listeners, I welcome you all to another edition of Speak Health, where we discuss health topics and present insights into health issues. Delali Afi Mawutor is…
Keeping an eye on Fall armyworm: Monitoring the pest so it doesn’t destroy your maize
HOST: Hello, listeners. In our program today, we have a story from Ethiopia where farmers are monitoring their maize fields so their plants don’t get infested with Fall Armyworm. We will share with you the experience of an Ethiopian farmer, Mrs. Aynadis. Mrs. Aynadis, please introduce yourself to our listeners. MRS. AYNADIS: Thank you. My…
Training animals to do farm work
INTERVIEWER: In some countries, farmers, their wives and their children do all the farm work themselves. But in other countries, they have trained animals to do some of the hardest jobs. Today we will talk to an agricultural scientist who says that, if you want an ox or bullock to work for you, you don’t…
Improved porridge tackles child malnutrition
HOST: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to today’s program all about child malnutrition. In West Africa, 11% of children, or seven million, suffer from acute malnutrition, and 36% or 25 million, suffer from chronic malnutrition. According to the United Nations, the number of children who suffer from chronic malnutrition decreased from 35% to 30% between 2009…
Stroke survivors practice physical therapies to recover after a stroke
SIG TUNE UP THEN UNDER HOST: Did you know that stroke is a leading cause of disability worldwide? That is what we are going to learn about today: the physical disabilities that stroke survivors face and the rehabilitative therapies that can help survivors. SIGNATURE TUNE UP AND OUT UNDER HOST: Hello and welcome to Your…