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
Groundnut production: The challenges and solutions of drying, sorting, and shelling
HOST: Good morning, dear listeners, welcome to our program. My name is Aristide Kawele. Today, we are talking about groundnut farming, which involves many challenges, including those related to drying, sorting, and shelling. Our adventure, in Togo, takes us to the Savannahs. We interview farmers and agricultural engineers in the prefectures of Oti, Tandjouare, Dapaong,…
Legumes: Multipurpose crops for small-scale farmers in Ethiopia
HOST: Greetings, listeners. Today, we’ll be talking about legume production in Ethiopia. We’ll be speaking with three small-scale legume farmers and an expert on this matter. Ethiopia is one of the top legume-producing countries in the world, and the second largest producer of faba bean in the world after China. This massive production of legumes…
Managing aflatoxin contamination throughout the groundnut value chain
HOST: In Togo, the Kara and Savanes regions are some of the most prominent groundnut-producing areas. Throughout the country, groundnuts play an important role in agricultural production. But producers are faced with aflatoxin contamination in the groundnut sector. This undermines their efforts to grow groundnuts throughout the season. According to the United Nations Food and…
Effects of climate change and animal disease on dairy farming in Zambia
HOST: In today’s program, we discuss the effects of climate change and animal diseases on small-scale dairy farmers. How have dairy farmers been affected by climate change? What is being done to mitigate or adapt to the impacts of climate change? And what type of animal diseases are prevalent and what is being done to…
Recommended post-harvest actions to maximize soybean quality and value
SFX: FADE IN Program SIGNATURE TUNE, FADE OUT HOST: Welcome to Farming is a Business. My name is Filius Chalo Jere on Breeze FM and our program today is on soybean, which has suddenly become a very important crop for the farmer, the agro-dealer, and even the consumer. In this program, we shall deal with…
Ivorian cocoa: Access to finance is the key to success for women in the cocoa bean processing industry
HOST: In Côte d’Ivoire, women face a variety of obstacles that make it difficult for them to enter the agribusiness sector. Access to financing is a major issue. According to a study by the African Development Bank, published in 2015, 68% of the labour force in cocoa production is female, but only 21% of the…
Marketing pigeon peas in Mozambique: Challenges and solutions
HOST: Good morning (afternoon, evening) listeners. Today, our show focuses on pigeon peas, especially on marketing the crop. To explore this topic, we present several interviews. First, we speak with Mr. Rufino Bila from the Mozambican Cereal Institute, or ICM. We also talk to Mr. Nelito Viriato, a pigeon pea farmer in the province of…
Getting it right: The right way to apply fertilizer
SFX: SIGNATURE TUNE. HOST: Hello, listener!! Welcome to another edition of the program for farmers, “Farm right.” Are you a farmer who has been experiencing low yields? Have you applied fertilizers to improve your yield but still not got the desired results? Could you be doing something incorrectly? Did you know that getting better…
Poultry and small ruminant vaccine availability and effectiveness
HOST: In this program, we will talk about poultry and small ruminant diseases. What are the most common poultry and small ruminant diseases? What is their impact on poultry and small ruminant farms? Which treatments are available for these diseases and how effective are they? Are treatments and vaccines accessible for average farmers? To answer…
Impact of COVID-19 on availability of fresh vegetables and how farmers and others are coping
SFX: PHONE RINGING KAMBOLE: Hello, this is Kambole Kanyanta at the District Agriculture Office. May I know who is calling? FILIUS: My name is Filius Chalo Jere, the producer of the Farming is a Business radio program at Breeze FM. May I have an interview with you by phone? KAMBOLE: What about? FILIUS: About the…