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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Sack farming: Unlimited vegetable harvest!
ANNOUNCER: A very warm welcome to those of you tuned in to our station. We are glad you’re listening to our program. I am your presenter, Rosemary Nyaole. Fade up signature tune, then out ANNOUNCER: If you are hungry because you don’t have enough land and water to grow food, today we have some good…
Women use ‘hanging gardens’ to grow vegetables and solve land crisis
Signature tune PRESENTER: Hello dear listeners, welcome to your favorite program, Shambani (Editor’s note: Shambani means “in the garden” in Swahili). In this program, we look at some of the challenges which smallholder farmers in Kenya face. We also look at ways of tackling them, and present new discoveries and achievements. Today as before, you…
Scarecrows and cassette tapes protect rice fields against bird pests
Characters Assétou Sidibé, host Kamboula Sakiliba, rice farmer Lassana Sidibé, rice farmer Signature tune HOST: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the show. Our theme today is rice farming, in particular the fight against bird pests. Signature tune, then fade out HOST: The number one challenge for rice farmers in Mali is the fight against the…
Farmer in Malawi uses animal dung to protect crops by fending off hungry goats
PRESENTER: Good afternoon, dear farmers. Here is another edition of What’s New on your usual radio station. Today, we are going to find out what is new in winter cropping. You are with me, Andrew Mahiyu. In this program, I will take you to visit an innovative farmer in Nkhotakota district. Can you guess what…
Farmer uses red ants to protect fruit trees against pests
CHARACTERS: Host: Félèdègnon Houinsou Innovative planter : Ibrahim Wallis Zoumarou Fade up of signature tune to start show. Signature tune fades out after 20 seconds under host’s voice. HOST: Dear listeners of Radio Immaculée Conception, good morning! Welcome to your favourite farm radio show. This is your humble servant, Félix Sèdègnon Houinsou. Today’s show talks…
Innovative farmer uses pounded maize cobs to protect stored maize
Characters Host Mr. Bio Doko, farmer Setting: Gbégourou, one of the market villages of Parakou, a large city in Benin. Signature tune to introduce the show, then fade out HOST: Hello, dear listeners! Welcome to your show. Today’s talk will be about a method to protect maize from pests during storage. Farmers store maize not…
Sawdust prolongs the storage life of potatoes
Signature tune: Up for 5 seconds then down and out under presenter PRESENTER: The potato is an important food crop in Kenya. It is grown in the highlands of Central, Rift Valley and Western provinces. However, the production and marketing of potatoes is hampered by poor storage conditions that dent farmers’ income and morale. In…
Tea for the soil: How manure tea feeds the soil
Fade up signature tune to start the show. Signature tune fades out after 15 seconds under host’s voice. Host: Dear Radio Salus listeners, hello and welcome once again to our farm show. To start off, here is the theme of today’s show: Tea for the soil: How manure “tea” feeds the soil. Dear listeners and…
Are burning crop residues and grass good for soil health and fertility? Views from a farmer and an agricultural researcher
Characters Host Farmer: Josephine Atieno Agricultural researcher: Lena Oringa Thematic music to introduce the program Host: Welcome, listener, to your favourite program on soil health. Today, the program will focus on burning crop residues and grass. We will hear the perspective of a farmer who has experienced the benefits of the practice. We will also…
Collecting plastic waste: Cleaning the city and generating income
People interviewed Mrs. Esther Oguki-Atakpa Ewoè: president of the NGO Environnement Plus Bernard Messan Atakpa: manager of Environnement Plus Modeste Sedor: coordinator of Environnement Plus Eric: plastic waste collector in Nukafu neighbourhood Kofi Nagbe: plastic waste collector in Gbossimé neighbourhood Signature tune, then fade out under the voice of the host Host: Hello everyone, and…