Two-host presentations
Two-host presentations are scripted conversations between two radio hosts. These are a good way to present two sides of a debate, or discuss the benefits and challenges of a topic.
Read the script on air with your co-host. You can adapt and translate the script to your local context, with advice from a local expert.
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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
Balancing the interests of wildlife and rural communities: Lessons from Buabeng-Fiema monkey sanctuary in Ghana
HOST #1: Greetings. Today we are going to talk about how farmers and wildlife reserves can get along together. HOST #2: That’s true. We’ve all heard about conflicts between efforts to conserve wildlife and farmers’ need to grow food for their families and for sale. In many parts of Africa, matters relating to game, wildlife and forest…
Animal welfare: A well-treated animal is a productive animal
Host 1: Good morning and welcome to (name of program or radio station). My name is ________. Host 2: And I am ________. Welcome to today’s program on animal welfare. Host 1: We depend on domestic animals – but they depend on us too. So, ensuring the well-being of our animals makes good sense and is also good…
Growing and processing top quality rice will get you top money
Signature tune to introduce program Host 1: Good morning, dear listeners of Radio Agro Canal. Today we’re going to talk about how you can get top money for your rice crop. It’s well known that African consumers are getting more demanding when it comes to their food, and especially their rice. A lot of people…
Improved Market Information Services programs increase farmers’ income and knowledge, part two
Host 1: Welcome to part two of our program on Marketing Information Services. Yesterday, we talked about MIS programs broadcast in Mali and Ghana. Today we will talk about MIS campaigns in Uganda and Tanzania. Then we will talk about some of the lessons learned by conducting these campaigns. (Short pause) Let’s start with Uganda. Host…
Improved Market Information Services programs increase farmers’ income and knowledge, part one
Host 1: Hello, listeners. Today is the first part of a two-part program on Market Information Services broadcast on the radio. Market Information Services, or MIS, gather, distribute and sometimes analyze information on market prices and other market information. This kind of information is very valuable to crop farmers and livestock keepers, and also to traders,…
Is Tillage Really Necessary? The Benefits of Conservation Agriculture
Host: If you go to the fields around planting time, you will see most farmers out ploughing their fields. But does ploughing cause more problems than solutions for farmers? Maybe. Is tillage really necessary? Maybe not. These are the questions we’re going to discuss today on this program. Please stay tuned. MUSICAL BREAK Host 1:…
Grow More Food in Drylands with Planting Pits
HOST 1: Today we’re going to talk about a way for farmers to improve soils and get higher crop yields. This is a method that be effective even if you have dry soils with a hard crust. HOST 2: That’s right. On today’s program farmers are going to learn how to use planting pits to…
Secondary School in South Africa Harvests Rainwater from the Roof
Host 1: Water is becoming more and more scarce in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. Many people and institutions are suffering from lack of water. For example, approximately half of the schools in the Limpopo Province don’t have enough water. Host 2: Today we are going to talk about one school in particular the…
Kenyan Farmer Treasures the Calliandra Tree
CONTROL: FADE UP SIGN TUNE 5 SECONDS THEN UNDER. Host 1: Welcome dear listener to today’s programme about ‘High Value Trees.’ Our tree of the day is calliandra, and we will hear about the experience of a farmer in Kenya who grows this tree. Stay tuned. CONTROL: SIGN TUNE 2 SEC THEN UNDER. Host 2:…