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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Composting human waste is a healthy way to reduce disease and feed the soil
Signature tune Hostess: Hello and welcome, dear listeners, to Healthy Community, our show on community well-being. My name is Kpénahi Traoré. Today we’ll talk about a particular type of fertilizer. Did you know that our excrement and urine are powerful fertilizers? They enrich soils and improve the quantity and quality of harvests. And that is…
Many heads are better than one: The story of Ngolowindo Co-operative
Theme song up, then hold low under presenter Presenter: Welcome, listener, to (name of program), which comes to you every (name of day) on your radio station. As usual you are with me, (name of broadcaster). Theme song up and cross-fade into presenter’s voice Presenter: Dear listeners, today we have the true story of Ngolowindo Co-operative, or…
Amizero Co-operative helps Rwandan households manage domestic waste
Fade in music for 20 seconds, then fade out under the voice of the host Host: Dear friends and listeners of Radio Salus, hello and welcome to today’s show, a show that talks, as usual, about the environment. The title of today’s show is: “Women earn a living by helping households manage domestic waste.” In this…
Uriri Farmers Co-operative Society Limited
Characters: Host Interviewer Chairman Alfred Mdeizi Coordinator Chris Onyango Mama Jacinta Anyango, member and project beneficiary Mr. Ayub Mdachi, project beneficiary Host: Good evening, listeners, and welcome to today’s program on co-operative societies. Today, we will travel to the western part of Kenya, to a place called Stella in the Migori District of the province of…
Rice co-operatives bring prosperity to Benin
Characters: Host of the show: Félix Houinsou Guests: Emile Houansou, rice farmer in Dangbo Albert Azon Gnadja, rice farmer in Adjohoun Jeanne Ahouangnimon, rice farmer in Dangbo Signature tune Host: Dear listeners and friends of Radio Immaculée Conceptionin Cotonou, Benin, hello. Welcome to your favourite show dedicated to agriculture. During today’s show, we will tell you…
Membership in farmers’ organizations brings farmers economic, social and political benefits
Host: Small-scale farmers in Burkina Faso have been organizing to improve their farm production and their life for more than three decades. “A single finger cannot pick up any flour,” says the proverb. Today, partnerships, federations and confederations are increasingly common in rural areas of the nation. The Union Départementale des Producteurs Agricoles de Boudry, or UDPA-B,…
Dairy farmers reap the benefits of working together in a co-operative society
Signature tune for 10 seconds, then under Host: Good evening, dear listener. Welcome to your favourite farming program. Today, we explore the role that co-operatives and co-operative development play in improving the livelihoods of farmers in rural areas. SFX: Sound of cows for five seconds, then under Narrator: In the highlands of Uasin Ngishu district in the Rift…
Co-operatives introduce the ‘Trusted friend’ approach to microfinance in northern Ghana: A sure way to fight poverty and hunger
Cue in signature tune, then fade out under voice of presenter Presenter: Hello and good day to you, our cherished listeners and farmers. It is another day and time to tune in your usual program, Vom Yella, on Radio Style (Editor’s note: Vom Yella means “Life matters” in English). I am your presenter, Lydia Ajono. Today, we continue our series…
Gender mainstreaming in farmers’ co-operative: Groups in Ghana achieve food security for small-scale farmers
Fade up signature tune for 10 seconds then under host Host: Welcome, dear listener, to your favourite program Vom Yella,which means “Life matters” in the Frafra language. Today’s program is about gender mainstreaming in rural farmers’ groups. Gender mainstreaming is usually talked about in government offices or in large organizations but not so much among rural farmers.…
Nkhotakota Community Radio’s Participatory Radio Campaign on 1-1 maize planting: Improving food security for Malawi’s small-scale farmers
Host 1: Welcome to the program. Today, we will tell you about a project conducted by Nkhotakota Community Radio in Malawi, in collaboration with Farm Radio International’s African Farm Radio Research Initiative, or AFRRI. Nkhotakota Community Radio broadcast a Participatory Radio Campaign, or PRC, on the topic of 1-1 maize planting. Host 2: In today’s program, we report…