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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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…
How families and other caregivers can help survivors deal with the physical and psychological impacts of a stroke
FILIUS: Mr. Whiteson Daka, you survived a stroke. Please tell me what you think caused you to suffer a stroke. WHITESON: I think it was the huge work overload at the office and pressure from my family. FILIUS: Please explain in full. WHITESON: I was a senior manager of a big development project for more…
Restoring the past for a brighter future: Recovering and improving traditional seeds in Safo, Mali
HOST: Hello, listeners. This morning, we are in the rural district of Safo in southwestern Mali, where we will speak with farmers who are involved in a project on participatory varietal selection set up by the NGO, CAB Dèmèso. If you don’t know what participatory varietal selection is, it’s basically a way for farmers to…
Conservation agriculture: High yields, low production costs, and improved soil fertility
SIG TUNE UP THEN UNDER HOST: Hello and welcome to Farmer to Farmer. In our program today, we talk about conservation agriculture in Kenya. Did you know that conservation agriculture is a method of farming that produces high crop yields while reducing farming costs, maintaining soil fertility, and conserving water? It has three basic principles.…
Kuapa, nea ofo dua pa na yepia no (Help is given only to those who make an effort): Farmers try no-till farming in Ghana’s Ashanti Region
CHARACTERS:Hamdia Hawah Mohammed: Main host Abena Danso Dansoa: Field host Dr. Kofi Boa: Founder and Director, Centre for No-Till Agriculture Kwami Anane, farmer Akua Abrafi, farmer HAMDIA: Hello, my name is Hamdia Hawah Mohammed, and I welcome all my listeners to Farm broadcast. Today, we are going to be discussing no-till farming and planting through…
Bushbabies are meat, too: Farmers in Malawi use indigenous plants to manage pests and livestock diseases
Part One: SIGNATURE TUNE UP AND HOLD UNDER NARRATOR. NARRATOR: Welcome to a special program on (name of radio station) titled Changa ndi nyamanso, or, “Bushbabies are meat, too,” a Malawian proverb that means that, just as bushbabies may be commonly overlooked but are still a useful source of protein, so can overlooked plant-based biochemicals…
Ethiopian farmers restore indigenous seed varieties
HOST: Good morning (afternoon, evening). Today, we’re going to talk about how farmers in Ethiopia are restoring indigenous or local seeds that have been disappearing for years. SFX: SOUND OF CAR, THEN UNDER SPEAKERS HOST: It’s November, a spring season in Ethiopia. Our reporter, Netsanet Hailu, travelled to Oromia Region, Arsi zone, Hethosa district, Debeya…