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
Co-operative series: A village garden co-operative – Part 6
HOST: Things had happened so quickly, the villagers could hardly believe that a whole year had passed since Maria first suggested starting a co-operative in the village. Now, the Sunshine Garden Co-operative was going strong. A wagon full of fresh onions was on its way to the city market. Nawat was chosen to go to…
Co-operative series: A village garden co-operative – Part 5
Summary of “A Village Garden Co-operative – Parts 1 and 2,” from Package 22: The people in a village faced another year of hunger because their crops failed once again. The soil was exhausted. Rain had swept away the topsoil on the hillside, and winds had blown the land dry. One villager, Maria, thought the…
Neem trees provide safe no-cost control of many insects, part 4: Protection of stored grains
Save and edit this resource as a Word document. Newspaper and magazine articles, leaflets, fact sheets, posters, extension visits, village or classroom lessons, flip charts, plays, songs, poems, puppet shows, and radio broadcasts. These are some of the ways you can use DCFRN items. Content: Neem leaves taken directly from the trees can be used…
Neem trees provide safe no-cost control of many insects, part 3: Make neem leaf spray at any time
Save and edit this resource as a Word document. Throughout the year, neem trees have green leaves which make a good spray for dealing with insect pests. While a more effective spray can be made from neem seeds, they are only available once a year when the trees bear fruit. Farmers who do not dry…
Neem trees provide safe no-cost control of many insects, part 2: Neem seed spray protects crops
Save and edit this resource as a Word document. A very good spray can be made easily from the seeds of the neem tree. It is effective for dealing with many chewing and sucking insect pests in the larva or adult stages of their life cycle. Seeds are dried, crushed into powder, and soaked overnight…
Neem trees provide safe no-cost control of many insects, Part 1 – introduction
Save and edit this resource as a Word document. Many problems are caused by using poisonous chemical insecticides. Farmers who use neem trees for dealing with insect pests do not have these problems. This item is an introduction to the value and use of neem. Information on this subject area was requested by participants in…
Clean water from a well you dig near a lake or river
Save and edit this resource as a Word document. Information on this subject area was requested by DCFRN participants in Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Malawi, Malaysia, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Senegal, and Sierra Leone. Presenter: George Atkins Interviewee: Professor Robert S. Broughton, Hydrologist, Macdonald Campus, McGill University, Ste. Anne…
Raising fish in the paddy field, part 2: Rearing no-cost baby fish
Save and edit this resource as a Word document. Information on subject areas contained in this item was requested by DCFRN participants in Argentina, Bangladesh, Burundi, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Fiji, Ghana, Guyana, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Liberia, Maldives, Mexico, Nigeria, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Republic of China (Taiwan), Trinidad and…
Raising fish in the paddy field, part 1: Why and how
Save and edit this resource as a Word document. Information on subject areas contained in this item was requested by DCFRN Participants in Argentina, Bangladesh, Burundi, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Fiji, Ghana, Guyana, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Liberia, Maldives, Mexico, Nigeria, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Republic of China (Taiwan), Trinidad and…
Groundnut (peanut) hay – good feed in the dry season
Save and edit this resource as a Word document. Information on this subject area was requested by DCFRN participants in Bolivia, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guinea Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, India, Nigeria, Paraguay, St. Lucia, and Tanzania. Presenter: Glenn Powell Special notes Groundnuts (Arachis hypogea) are known as peanuts in some countries. Please use the term…