Radio spots

Radio spots are short radio pieces (usually 15-60 seconds) that clearly deliver a single message.

The written text can be translated and/or adapted to your local context, then recorded and broadcast during or between any program. Broadcast the same radio spot regularly so that listeners remember the message.

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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

Advancing youth entrepreneurship in agribusiness, succession planning, VSLAs, and making money safely during COVID-19

Youth involvement in agriculture Spot #1   PERSON 1: Listen up! I have an exciting opportunity for you young people. My name is (INSERT LOCAL NAME, MALE OR FEMALE). These days, I have to hustle to make money. It’s not easy! But I chose agriculture because I can be my own boss. My friends who…

Improving resilience to changes in the climate for farmers

Spot #1: Rainwater harvesting   NARRATOR: How can water from the rains be harvested so that farmers can use it during a dry spell? Here are three major ways. ONE: Identify slopes on the farm and dig trenches along the slope to direct rainwater into a constructed reservoir or dugout. TWO: Create dugouts on the…

Radio spots on cassava

SPOT #1: SITE SELECTION   NARRATOR: Farmers, how should you choose a site to grow your cassava? Here are four tips to help you choose the best site. First, look at the vegetation on the site. If it’s lush and green, the soil is fertile. Second, consider the history of the site. If cassava has…

Radio spots on rice

Spot #1: Site selection NARRATOR: What kind of sites are best for growing rice? Here’s three things to remember. One: Rice needs a clay loamy soil because rice is grown in water, and so the soil must retain water. Two: The land must be both flat and not likely to flood. This will make managing…

4R approach to applying fertilizer

Spot #1: The four R’s NARRATOR: Farmers! If you want your crops to yield their best, remember the four R’s of applying fertilizer. Apply fertilizer from the right Source, at the right Rate, at the right Time, and in the right Place. If you follow the 4Rs, your yields will improve. Spot #2: Fertilizer recommendations…

Vegetable production

Spot #1: Use clean seed NARRATOR: Farmers! Clean seed means a better yield. Do you know the four qualities of clean seed? First, it’s free from impurities. Second, clean seed is whole and unbroken. Third, clean seed is unwrinkled. And fourth, clean seed is free of pests and diseases. When you buy seed from shops,…

Using pesticides safely

Spot 1 NARRATOR: Attention farmers! A pesticide is a substance that is intended to prevent, destroy, or repel pests, or reduce the destructive effects of pests. Before managing pests, farmers should correctly identify the target pest in order to decide on the kind of pesticide to buy, for example, an insecticide, fungicide, or herbicide. When…

Radio spots on COVID-19 – part two

Save and edit this resource as a Word document Spot 1: SFX: (TWEETING BIRDS, RUSTLING DRY LEAVES) FARMER 1: (WORRIED) This year’s maize harvest will be a big one. How will we manage? FARMER 2: We will need to hire some extra workers. FARMER 1: You’re right. But with so many people, I worry about…

Radio spots on UNDFF – part two

Save and edit this resource as a Word document. Spot #1 Are you aware of all the benefits of getting to know your local farmer? When you know your farmer, you can trust the quality of the food your family eats! You can trust that the high-quality food will nourish your daughters and sons and…

Radio spots on UNDFF – part one

Spot #1 Hey young farmers, listen up! You and other young farmers are so creative and hold the key to adapting to a fast-changing world. You—both men and women—are driving change in agriculture. You are growing new crops, inventing new ways of doing business, and you have your finger on the pulse of new market…