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How-to farming and health resources
Here is our theme pack of FRI resources for November. This time, our resources all include step-by-step instructions on farming topics such as making compost, managing pests, agroforestry, mulching, as well as one resource on the benefits of breastmilk. These items are taken from FRI’s early Resource Packs, when FRI was known as the Developing…
Good agricultural practices for vegetable production in Ghana
Introduction Why is this subject important to listeners? Because farmers involved in vegetable production should know: The land preparation required to grow vegetables. The types of vegetables to grow in their region. How to manage growing vegetables on their farm. How to control pests in growing vegetables. The right time to harvest mature vegetables. Diseases…
Impact of COVID-19 on availability of fresh vegetables and how farmers and others are coping
SFX: PHONE RINGING KAMBOLE: Hello, this is Kambole Kanyanta at the District Agriculture Office. May I know who is calling? FILIUS: My name is Filius Chalo Jere, the producer of the Farming is a Business radio program at Breeze FM. May I have an interview with you by phone? KAMBOLE: What about? FILIUS: About the…
Vegetable production
Spot #1: Use clean seed NARRATOR: Farmers! Clean seed means a better yield. Do you know the four qualities of clean seed? First, it’s free from impurities. Second, clean seed is whole and unbroken. Third, clean seed is unwrinkled. And fourth, clean seed is free of pests and diseases. When you buy seed from shops,…
Using pesticides safely
Spot 1 NARRATOR: Attention farmers! A pesticide is a substance that is intended to prevent, destroy, or repel pests, or reduce the destructive effects of pests. Before managing pests, farmers should correctly identify the target pest in order to decide on the kind of pesticide to buy, for example, an insecticide, fungicide, or herbicide. When…
Managing pests in stored cowpeas
HOST: Ernest Tibiri is a farmer in the village of Passakongo near Dédougou in western Burkina Faso. He grows maize, millet, sorghum, and cowpea. But Ernest encounters a lot of difficulties producing and storing his cowpea. Ernest, what is the crop protection situation in recent years in general and with regard to cowpea in particular?…
Fires deliberately set for agriculture, their impacts and alternatives
Introduction Today, soil degradation is occurring in most parts of Africa. This manifests in the impoverishment of agricultural land, the destruction of forests, soil erosion, and other impacts. Human activities have played a part in this. For example, certain agricultural practices such as deliberately-set fires have a negative impact on soils and the general…
Radio spots on UNDFF – part two
Save and edit this resource as a Word document. Spot #1 Are you aware of all the benefits of getting to know your local farmer? When you know your farmer, you can trust the quality of the food your family eats! You can trust that the high-quality food will nourish your daughters and sons and…
Women farmers of Adiepena learn about registering land in Ghana
Scene 1 SETTING: AT THE FARM CHARACTERS: MAAYAA, LIZ, MR. AZIZ SFX: PHONE BEEPING MAAYAA: Hello, Maayaa … are you coming? Please hurry up. I’m almost there, and I can see some men, yes … yes … it’s just like Kofi said, they are mining sand on my farm! Okay … please come quick. And…
How to keep food fresh for longer
Introduction: With restricted movement in most sub-Saharan countries because of COVID-19, many markets for fresh food are closed or restricted. This impacts vendors, traders, and consumers. While, so far, value chains for grains and legumes are not as strongly affected, consumers are much less able to find fresh foods for their family, especially fruit and…