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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  • 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

Reduce, reuse, recycle

No.1 : The garbage problem We all produce garbage. Usually we don’t think about it. We just throw it away. But the world is running out of room to store all the garbage that is piling up. For instance, the eight million people in the city of Manila in the Philippines produce 4,000 tons of…

You and your environment

No. 1: Plastics harm the environment Did you know that most plastic is not biodegradable? That means that it does not decompose naturally and turn into another material without polluting the environment. There are 46 different types of plastics, and technologies to recycle them are not well developed. There have been experiments to produce something…

Integrated pest management

No. 1: What is a pest? What is a pest? A pest is a creature that damages crops. And one of the most important things a farmer can learn is that not all insects are pests. Many insects eat other insects. They are called beneficial or friendly insects, because they help control the insects that…

Hints

Harvesting fruit the easy way By Livai Matarirano, Zimbabwe Harvesting fruit from tall trees can be a problem. Some people ask young children to climb the trees and harvest ripe fruit. If the children don’t have a basket they throw the fruit to the ground. The child may fall and injure a leg or hand…

Smoking and children

What do you think about smoking?  Some people think it looks smart or pleasurable.  Others see it as a habit that is harmful to the health.  Right now, you could be fondling a cigarette between your fingers, or maybe you have just had a satisfying puff.  But have you ever asked your children what they…

Integrated pest management

No. 1:  What is a pest? What is a pest?  A pest is a creature that damages crops.  And one of the most important things a farmer can learn is that not all insects are pests.  Many insects eat other insects.  They are called beneficial or friendly insects, because they help control the insects that DO…

Life is harder in the city

Spot #1 Voice 1:People who migrate from the country to the city often do not know the problems they will face. Voice 2:  Yes.  In most cases, they take a lot of dreams with them to the city, but the sad reality is different.  In the end, they return to the place that they never…

Look after the natural environment

No. 1: Preserve Trees  (Control: Theme music merges with sounds of power saws, falling trees, followed by silence) VOICE:  Watch out! (BACKGROUND) (Control: Tree falls with a deafening noise, sounds of wild birds, then silence. Sound of power saw working) PEDRO:  Hey, Juan. JUAN:   Yeah, what is it? PEDRO:  Nothing.  Just that I’ve already cut…

Prevent cholera: Radio spots or print media fillers

No. 1 Prevent cholera. Wash your hands with soap and water after going to the toilet or the latrine and before preparing food for eating. No. 2 Prevent cholera. Do not eat foods prepared in the streets. Buy whole fruits that are not peeled. No. 3 Prevent cholera. Eat foods that are cooked and hot.…

General Farming Tips

Kitchen smoke preserves maize: By E. James Kalikwani; Director Variety Farmers; Jinja, Uganda When maize has dried in the field and is ready to harvest, select the healthy cobs that you want to keep.  Cut off the stalks and the cobs with a sharp knife and tie them up in a bundle.  Hang them near…