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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Good donkey care reaps multiple benefits

Sig tune up then under Host: Hello and welcome to another edition of Farmer to farmer . Did you know that, if you are a small-scale farmer living far from the market in an area where there are no proper roads, a donkey can save you money and time? If you want to find out…

Being your brother and sister’s keeper: Preventing HIV and AIDS for people with disabilities

Host:                                   Hello, my name is Dominic Mutua Maweu. I’m a freelance journalist at www.ruralvoicesafrica.info, and a community worker from Kenya. Welcome to the program. Today, we will talk about HIV and AIDS in people living with disabilities. People with disabilities are among those groups of people most at risk of getting this virus. But they…

Farmer makes his own biopesticide with neem

SIGNATURE TUNE HOST:   Good morning, dear listeners. Today, we will talk about biological pest control. In Maroua, a town in the Far North Region of Cameroon, farmers use an innovative method to control pests. It is a biological insecticide, or biopesticide,made from neem, a tree which grows everywhere in the area. The neem tree was…

Using high quality rice seed in northern Ghana

Signature tune for 10 seconds, then fade and hold under HOST: Welcome to your favourite farmer’s program. Today’s topic is good quality rice seed. Insert voice clip: Rice is one crop that is universal, because there are rice meals in almost all cultures in the world. That means money for rice farmers. Itis the main…

Why insects might be the ideal feed for chickens and fish, part 2

HOST:  Dear listener, welcome again to our most-listened-to farming program, broadcast every (day of the week) from ___ to ___. I am your presenter, (name of presenter). Last week, in part one of this program, we learnt from farmers in the Wakiso district of central Uganda how breeding earthworms has improved the quality and quantity…

Why insects might be the ideal feed for chickens and fish, part I

HOST: Hello listener, I welcome you to our most-listened-to farming program, broadcast every (day of the week) from ___ to ___. I am your presenter, (name of presenter). In today’s program, we are going to talk about the different ways farmers canraiseinsects for chicken and fish feed. A goodnumber of farmers in Uganda are already…

Farmers triple sorghum yield thanks to mulch farming

SIGNATURE TUNE HOST:                                   Hello and welcome to this week’s show. In the Burkina Sahel, sorghum has always been the main cereal. But harvests have been continually decreasing for the past three decades. This has led to widespread starvation and poverty in rural communities. The old ways of farming no longer fit the new situation—in…

Water-efficient gardens: Water is life.

Fade up signature tune and hold for 15 seconds to start the show. Signature tune fades out under host’s voice. HOST:                                   Hello, listeners! Welcome to (name of farmer program) on (name of radio station). This program is dedicated to one of the most important issues facing farmers today—how to use water more efficiently in their…

Health benefits of sorghum, the forgotten cereal

SIGNATURE TUNE FADES IN, FADES UNDER INTRODUCTION, THEN FADES UP AND OUT HOST:                                    Hello, and welcome to our special program on sorghum. (PAUSE) Recently, sorghum has become a popular food among Tanzanians of all ages. Unlike before when it was used only by certain cultures as a staple food, today sorghum has become a…

Farmer uses vet’s advice to save chickens from Newcastle disease

CHARACTERS: MARIAM KONÉ: journalist at L’Annonceur newspaper SOUMAÏLA DIAKITÉ: poultry farmer, Flaboula village MOUSSA KONÉ: veterinary technician   MARIAM KONÉ:               Dear listeners, good evening. Once again, thank you for choosing Radio La voix des paysans. Welcome to Rural Development, our weekly show. Today, we present the story of a young poultry farmer faced with…