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
- Energy
- 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
Beekeeping protects forests and sweetens income for farmers in Mzimba, Malawi
HOST: Hello, our dear listeners. Welcome to your favorite program that covers issues pertaining to the environment and how we can help conserve it. As usual, you are with me, _______________. In this program, we are going to discuss how members of Malangazi Natural Resources Management Cooperative in Malawi’s northern district of Mzimba are…
Community mobilization around water
Signature tune rises, then fades out HOST : Welcome, listeners, and thank you for tuning in. Today’s program will focus on mobilizing the local population to take responsibility for the management of their water systems. We’re going to talk about the specific case of the village of Konioudou, located about forty (40) kilometers from…
Tree nurseries and carbon marketing project help restore degraded land
SFX: Signature tune THEN FADE UNDER HOST: Climate change, the risks from natural disasters, food and water security, biodiversity loss, and human health—these are some of humanity’s biggest challenges. Enter Nature-based Solutions, a toolbox of strategies that harness the power of nature to tackle them head-on. From restoring forests to protecting water supplies to…
Building resilience: Integrating trees into rangelands in Kamuli and Buyende, Uganda
HOST: Rangelands, which include grasslands, savannahs, and shrub lands, cover vast areas of the earth. Rangelands across Africa are critical for livestock, but overgrazing and deforestation in some areas have led to degradation. But by planting trees in rangelands, we can restore soil health, improve soil water retention, and provide shade and fodder for…
Plant Gliricidia sepium for soil fertility and fuelwood
HOST: In today’s program, we discuss the benefits of a tree known as Gliricidia sepium for sustainable agriculture and provision of wood fuel. We will ask questions such as: What is Gliricidia sepium? What is its impact? And we will try to give listeners a basic understanding of how the tree is used…
Farmers combine crops, livestock, and trees to reap big profits
HOST: Hello listeners, welcome to our program. Today, we’re going to talk with our guests about an agricultural practice called agro-sylvo-pastoralism. It is a farming system that combines trees, crop production and livestock production. Many farmers practice agro-sylvo-pastoralism in both forest and dryland areas of Côte d’Ivoire. In this program, we talk to Mr.…
Restoring degraded land in northern Uganda by planting indigenous trees
HOST: Hello, dear listener, welcome to our radio program. Today, we are going to talk about the promotion of tree planting by Kijani Forestry, based in the Gulu district of northern Uganda. We will look at the challenges they face and discuss the species they plant. We will also talk about the impact of climate…