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
The Speaking Scarecrows
Introductory theme music to open the show, then fade out. HOST: Dear listeners, hello and welcome to our programme. Today, we will talk about a simple way to chase pest birds away from your cereal fields. Stay tuned to find out all about it. Farm field noises – voices and occasional bird song. Fade under…
Market News from MEGA FM
GRACE AMITO: Good morning (afternoon, evening). My name is Grace Amito, and I am the producer and presenter of agricultural programs on MEGA FM in Gulu, northern Uganda. Today, I want to talk to you about our successful market price program. Please stay tuned. Short musical break. GRACE AMITO: Welcome back. On Tuesdays and Thursdays between 2:15…
Dry rice seed off the ground to ensure top quality
Signature tune and station identification HOST: Welcome to our program today. We’re all aware that with the rainy season comes the harvest, and the time to dry the rice seed. It can be very difficult to dry anything due to rain storms at this time, especially your seed. That’s why we’re dedicating the program today to…
How to prepare a rice nursery
Program identification music HOST : Good morning dear friends and listeners. Today’s program will focus on one farmer’s experience with making a rice nursery. But first things first… please stand by for a musical intermission. Musical intermission Fade out music HOST : In the centre of Benin, or more precisely in the district of Covè, there’s a…
Catch rain from your roof
Announcer: Hello to everybody listening to our program. If you are a woman and you walk a long way to fetch water, today we have some good news for you. We’re going to talk about a way to collect water with less effort – by catching it on your roof! That’s right. You might be…
Making something with nothing: The rubbish garden
Program host: This is a story about how a group of women changed their lives using only what they had – though it seemed they had nothing at all. The story starts with Shirley Sifunda, a community outreach worker in Matsulu, a small village in South Africa. Shirley met with the village women to talk…
Mangoes Can be a Good Investment for Farmers in Drylands
Doctor: Breathe in, breathe out. Breathe in, breathe out. Patient: (Breathing in, breathing out) Doctor: Say Aaagh. Patient: Aaagh. Doctor: Your chest is clear Mr. Nkomo. After all the years you’ve been seeing me, you are still as fit as ever. But you seem stressed. I think maybe that is why you are short of…
Improved Fallows Provide Benefits for Farmers
SOUND OF RUNNING FOOTSTEPS. Farmer 1: (upset) Sam, Sam are you there? Come quickly… someone is occupying my field! Farmer 2: Hello neighbour! What’s the problem? You say someone is occupying your field? Farmer 1: I was just coming home from town – passing my fields – when I noticed something peculiar. The field that…
Catch Rain from Your Roof
Announcer: Hello to everybody listening to our program. If you are a woman and you walk a long way to fetch water, today we have some good news for you. We’re going to talk about a way to collect water with less effort – by catching it on your roof! That’s right. You might be…