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.
- All
- 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
Using Traditional Patterns of Lending and Borrowing Livestock
Harvey Harman has studied many traditional practices of farmers in Transkei, South Africa. One of them is the practice of lending farm animals to family members and neighbours. Harvey tells us that it works like this. A farmer lends some livestock to a neighbour. This person, the borrower, takes care of these animals until they…
DCFRN Playlets
A: Nyamache: Good morning, Ondieki. Ondieki: Morning to you, Nyamache. Nyamache: You look so sad, Ondieki. What is wrong? Ondieki: There is something very wrong, Nyamache. I think you can recall the rain of yesterday evening. With all that rain, the winds were very strong. Nyamache: Oh yes. Those winds were very strong. Did they…
Co-operative Series: A Village Garden Co-operative – Part 2
The meeting was called to order. Maria asked people to talk about their problems. She explained that the purpose of the meeting was to discuss openly the problems people had in common, and maybe to decide what their biggest difficulty was and ways to deal with it. There was great reluctance to do this. No…
Co-operative Series: A Village Garden Co-operative – Part 1
All of the people in the village were suffering. Once again the harvest was disappointing. It was not the first time the crops had failed, but this season success was especially important. Last year’s harvest was so small that the farmers had to sell nearly all of it. That left less for their families. It…
How I Turned Abandoned Farm Land Into Good Soil
When I came to teach at a school here in southern Nigeria, I soon noticed the heavy red clay soil. The staff members told me that the school farm had very poor soil and that crops would not grow on it. I disagreed with them because I had learned about soils like this in university.…
Increase yield with better seed potatoes
Let us think for a few minutes about potatoes and how you might get a higher yield from your potato plants. Two types of seed As you may know, there are two kinds of seed that will produce a crop of potatoes. One kind is the potato tuber itself or even a piece of the…
Control mosquitoes to stop the spread of malaria
Save and edit this resource as a Word document. Content: Mosquitoes carry malaria and other diseases from one person to another. Mosquitoes lay their eggs in still water. To reduce the spread of these diseases, eliminate places where mosquitoes can lay their eggs. Cover water barrels and other containers and fill in puddles with sand.…
Co-operative series: Part 1 – What is co-operation?
HOST: There is an old story in southern Africa that teaches an important lesson about co-operation. It goes like this: “A man had four quarrelsome children. He was about to die, and he did not want to leave them in a state of hatred for each other. So he called them to his bedside…
Tiny creatures improve soil for crops
HOST: The soil beneath your feet is the home of millions of living creatures. In fact, scientists say that there are more living beings under the ground than above it. These include small animals, insects, earthworms, and termites. There are also soil microbes* so small we can’t see them. Although often forgotten, they are…
Baling hay the low-cost way
Save and edit this resource as a Word document. Content: Many farmers make and store hay for their animals to eat in the dry season. The easiest way to handle good, dry hay is in bales. You can make a low-cost baler. Make a square box without a top or bottom. Cut and dry your…