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
Farmers can grow and sell vegetables all year long – and improve their health and income
Signature tune up then under HOST: Dear listener, welcome to the program. Today we will talk about the benefits of growing and eating vegetables. Vegetables and fruits are part of a healthy diet. They are rich in vitamins, minerals and fibre, and can reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke, and may protect…
Delicious cassava recipes improve family nutrition
PRESENTER: It’s time again for us farmers to share information on how we can improve our livelihoods through better farming practices. My name is Filius Chalo Jere and today I bring you the interesting topic of how cassava can be an important food in your home. Of course, I am aware that many of…
Rwandan farmers show that sweet potatoes can be a profitable crop to grow and to process into other foods
The signature tune fades in to start the show. It fades out after 20 seconds under the voice of the host. Host: Greetings, dear Radio Salus listeners. This is Jean Paul Ntezimana. You are listening to the agro-breeding show. Last time, we talked about processing agricultural products here in Rwanda. Today, we are speaking about…
Ethiopian farmers learn new practices to prevent pest damage in chickpeas and lentils
SIGNATURE TUNE UP THEN UNDER HOST: In Ada’a woreda, in the East Shoa zone of Oromia region in central Ethiopia, chickpeas and lentils are major crops and account for 30% of farm production. The major challenge that local farmers face with these crops is pests. So Oromia Radio produced a series of radio programs on…
Mother of twins: New maize variety enriches and nourishes Ugandan farmers
HOST: Greetings, listeners, and welcome to the program. My name is ____. Today we will be talking about maize. To be more specific, we are talking about a variety of maize that many Ugandans have nicknamed Nalongo. “Nalongo” literally means “the mother of twins.” The variety is also called Quality Protein Maize, or Longe 5.…
It’s better to sell together: The benefits of collective marketing
SIGNATURE TUNE FADES IN AND OUT HOST: Hello and welcome to this special program on cassava. (PAUSE) Have you noticed? Lately, cassava has become a much more common food on the street. Anyone can buy a piece of raw cassava or a fried cassava crisp for as little as one hundred Tanzanian shillings. You can…
Processing cassava brings wealth to farmers
Signature tune up then under HOST: Good (morning, afternoon, evening) and welcome to the program. Today we are talking about processing cassava. New harmonized guidelines for processing cassava flour were recently created for East and Central Africa. The guidelines cover the selection of quality raw materials, plus processing, packaging, and labelling safe, high quality cassava…
Ugandan farmers earn income and feed their families by raising and selling goats
GRACE AMITO: Good morning, listeners. This is your host, Grace Amito, with your popular program, “The Farming World.” In today’s program, we shall meet a farmer named Mrs. Opira who left a white collar teaching job to raise goats as a business. We shall also meet the mother of a sickly child who did…
Balancing worry and hope: Ethiopian farmers talk about the impact of climate change
MUSIC: SIG TUNE UP THEN UNDER HOST: A changing climate is shifting weather patterns all over the world. / The number of hot days is increasing and intense rainfall events are becoming more common than in past decades. In Ethiopia and elsewhere in Africa, farmers are having a difficult time. Today, you will hear…