Narratives
Narratives are short radio scripts where one individual conveys the important information. Many of our older scripts were written in this format. These scripts still contain relevant and useful information.
Use narratives to learn more about the topic, to prepare radio spots, interview questions, intros and extros. You could also read the information aloud on air, but it would be more useful if used as part of an interview with someone on the topic.
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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
Planned Pregnancies are Best for Mother and Child
We all want healthy children. For several programs now we have been talking about how children are healthier if they are born at least 2 years apart. Waiting at least 2 years between pregnancies is also better for the health of the mother. “But wait,” you say. “We’ve been talking about having healthier children. Why…
Mexican Sunflowers Provide Support for Beans
Content: Sunflowers can provide support for bean plants. They also protect the soil and add nutrients and organic matter as they decompose. Julio Cesar is a farmer in the Department of San Marcos, Guatemala. One of his main crops is beans. Julio uses a local plant, the Mexican sunflower (Tithonia diversifolia), to protect the beans…
Jenu Kuruba Returns to the Land
Content: Jenu Kuruba and his wife, Javaramma, have turned half a hectare of sloping, eroded dryland in southern India into a productive farm. Digging and watering entirely by hand and using no chemical fertilizers or pesticides, they grow fruit trees, fuelwood and timber trees, vegetables, and cereal crops. They used to earn their living as…
When is an Insect a Pest?
What does the word “pest” mean to you? Many farmers think that all insects are pests. Here is a different idea about pests. An insect becomes a pest only when it damages enough of your crop to make you lose money. It is at this time when you should consider using a pest control method.…
Co-Operation Brings New Life to a Village: Case Study #1
Don Doo is a small village of 55 households in northeastern Thailand. It suffered drought for three years. During that time, more than half the households had no rice harvest. The head of the family–sometimes the entire family–had to move from the village to find jobs just to survive. Old people and children were left…
A Visit to Walk Softly Farm
Today we are going to visit an unusually efficient farm. Harvey and Nancy Harman grow vegetables, fruit, and flowers at Walk Softly Farm. On less than one hectare they produce enough vegetables for themselves and to sell to 25 other families. They grow at least four times as many vegetables as most other farmers grow…
Comfrey Leaves as Potato Fertilizer
Content: A man in South Africa has learned from a village elder that comfrey leaves are good fertilizer for his potatoes. One day Tabo was out in his garden working. He was planting potatoes. He was planting them different ways to see which would grow the best. Next to his animals, Tabo loved nothing more…
Keep clean and stay healthy
HOST: Many serious diseases spread from person to person because people don’t keep their hands, water, and food clean. Cholera and other forms of serious diarrhea, typhoid, and intestinal worms spread from person to person because people don’t wash their hands and their food. These diseases are caused by germs that enter a person’s body…
Grow your own vegetable seedlings
HOST: If you are going to plant vegetable seedlings in your garden, it is wise to have your own vegetable nursery to produce good seedlings. Growing your own seedlings takes time. However, a well-prepared, carefully-managed seedbed will give you strong, healthy plants. If you raise more seedlings than you need, you can give the rest…
Dona Panchita—successful farmer
HOST: This is the story of Doña Francisca Cabral, known affectionately to her friends as Doña Panchita, of San José de los Arroyos in Paraguay. For 55 years she has dedicated her life to her farm. Doña Panchita didn’t grow up on a farm. Her life as a farmer started at age 20 when, newly…