Theme pack
Here is our theme pack of FRI resources for May, which includes resources on soil fertility and soil health.
This month’s theme pack contains eight items from our Resource Packs: three backgrounders, two interview scripts, one series of spots, one two-host discussion, and one narrative. It also includes six Farmer stories.
Backgrounders
Interview scripts
- Kuapa, nea ofo dua pa na yepia no (Help is given only to those who make an effort): Farmers try no-till farming in Ghana’s Ashanti Region
- Are burning crop residues and grass good for soil health and fertility? Views from a farmer and an agricultural researcher
Spots
Two-host discussion
Narrative
Barza Wire stories
- Senegal: Homemade organic manure fertilizes soil, boosts income
- Uganda: Fertilizer helps coffee farmers increase yields
- Ethiopia: Crop rotation, intercropping, and mulching help farmers improve soil fertility and productivity
- Kenya: Farmers grow jack beans to improve soil fertility and reduce soil erosion
- Kenya: Trees help farmers restore soil fertility and increase crop production
- Tanzania: Farmers conserve soil in hilly farms with minimum tillage and crop residues
Resources available in Swahili
- Utangulizi: Utumiaji wa mazao funika kwenye kilimo hifadhi
- Tanzania: Wakulima watunza udongo kwa kufanya kilimo hifadhi, kukwatua kwa kina kifupi na kuacha mabaki ya mazao shambani