Theme pack
Here is our theme pack of FRI resources for August, which includes resources on youth agri-entrepreneurship, farm succession planning, VSLAs, and making money safely during COVID-19. International Youth Day 2021 is on August 12, and you can use these resources to prepare your programming.
This month’s theme pack includes 16 items from our Resource Packs, including three backgrounders, four dramas, one series of spots, four sets of suggested interview questions, and four documents with key information about COVID-19. It also includes five Farmer stories.
Backgrounders
- Succession planning and shared decision-making in family farming
- Why and how youth should get involved in agriculture
- Managing Village Savings and Loan Associations safely during COVID-19
Dramas
- Safely managing VSLA (chama) during COVID-19
- Why and how youth should get involved in agriculture
- Making money safely from agriculture during COVID-19
- Share farming knowledge with your children
Spots
Suggested interview questions
- Interview questions – Making money safely during COVID-19
- Interview questions – Succession planning and decision-making
- Interview questions – Managing VSLAs safely during COVID
- Interview questions – Why and how youth should could get involved in agriculture
Barza Wire stories
- Kenya: Poor farm succession planning means women farmers struggle to make a living
- Kenya: Farmers form village savings group to help each other during COVID-19
- Mali: Rastaman spreads the word to youth about the importance of agriculture
- Malawi: Women and youth join co-operative to access better groundnut markets
- Tanzania: COVID-19 forces female vendors to sell in new ways
Key information about COVID-19
- Key information on COVID-19 for broadcasters
- Answers to your frequently asked questions on COVID-19
- Working remotely as a radio broadcaster
- How broadcasters can stay safe during the COVID-19 pandemic
Farm Radio International is working with the Feed the Future Kenya Crops and Dairy Market Systems Activity (KCDMS) of USAID, implemented by RTI International, to co-create radio content resources aimed at advancing youth entrepreneurship in agribusiness. This activity is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) with technical assistance from RTI International. The contents are the responsibility of Farm Radio International and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government.