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Impact of heat on farming and farmers
Notes to broadcasters Rising temperatures are an annual, season-by-season reality facing farmers, with an impact on crop production, livestock, and farmers themselves. Average air temperature over land areas has also increased by 0.5 °C over the 1991-2020 average.(1) A strong El Niño in 2026 is expected to affect climate patterns from August to October, increasing…
Planting drought-tolerant varieties
Key information Maize is a staple food for more than 300 million people in Africa. Today, about 40% of Africa’s maize-growing area already experiences occasional drought stress, with roughly 25% facing frequent drought stress. Climate projections separately suggest up to 15% of the continent’s maize area could become climatically unsuitable by 2050, rising to over…
Innovate Today. Nourish Tomorrow
Welcome to our theme pack for the month of October, where we share resources relating to the theme of World Food Day, celebrated Oct. 16. Innovate Today, Nourish Tomorrow: this theme shares forward-thinking solutions, combined with traditional knowledge and inclusive approaches, that can help ensure that everyone has access to sufficient, diverse, safe, and nutritious…
Soil health for farming wealth
Welcome to our theme pack for the month of September. Healthy soil is key to growing healthy plants; it also helps to reduce plant disease and pests. Healthy soil can be achieved through many practices, including composting, fertilizers, intercropping, crop rotation, using cover crops and mulching, and general minimal tillage. Soil health is a…
Farming for resilience: Climate-smart and circular regenerative agriculture practices for sustainable livelihoods
SFX: SIGNATURE TUNE HOST: Climate change is here and it is a lived reality. Communities all over are experiencing changes in seasons, prolonged droughts, flooding, and emerging pests and diseases. What once seemed predictable is now uncertain. The rains delay, stop abruptly, or come too heavily. Crops fail or produce low yields and livestock suffer…
How circular regenerative agriculture is improving communities’ livelihoods in rural and urban Uganda
HOST: Good morning, listeners. In today’s program, we will discuss the benefits of circular and regenerative agriculture practices – in both rural and urban settings in Uganda. Farmers across the country are adopting these practices to boost soil fertility using inputs from around the farm. This is important because about 41% of Ugandan land is…
Innovations in agriculture
This month we are celebrating innovations that are helping farmers and rural people to increase production and profits. Many of these stories particularly focus on women and youth, making them great resources to celebrate International Youth Day (Aug. 12) and the International Year of the Women Farmer (2026). Youth are important contributors to their communities,…
Soil fertility radio spots
Spot #1: Soil health NARRATOR: Soil is essential for life on earth. It is the foundation for food production. Soil filters water, stores massive amounts of carbon, and is home to an abundance of biodiversity. So farmers, protect your soil’s health. Improve your soil’s health. A good sign of healthy soil is that organisms…