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Adding value to farm produce: Soybeans
FILIUS: Welcome to yet another exciting episode of Farming is a business, the program that educates small-scale farmers on how to practice simple farming methods and still benefit from their farming. My name is Filius Chalo Jere and today I have an exciting topic: how our small-scale farmers can add value to their crops before…
Marketing farm produce
SFX: Signature tune for 15 seconds PRESENTER: Good afternoon and welcome to your weekly, informative farming program. My name is ____. Today, we talk about marketing farm produce. Often, farmers complain about the lack of markets for their produce and about unfavourable prices that prevent them from making good returns on their investments. We visit…
Store food longer to cope with food shortages
Here is our theme pack of FRI resources for May, this time all about methods for storing food and extending its shelf-life. The resources talk about ways to preserve both grains and fresh fruit and vegetables. Because of COVID-19, there are lockdowns or restricted access to livestock and food markets across Africa. These restrictions can…
Desert locust situation in East Africa
Spot #1 Why are locusts so damaging? Here are five facts: One: Locusts eat a wide variety of vegetation—and many types of crops. Two: There are 40-80 million locusts in every square kilometre of a locust swarm, weighing 80-160 tonnes. Three: Each individual locust can eat their body weight in vegetation every day. To put…
Irish potatoes
The theme pack includes six items from our Resource Packs: two backgrounders, one interview script, two dramas, and one other item. The backgrounders are also available in Hausa. The theme pack also includes six Barza Wire Farmer stories. Backgrounder Production of Irish potatoes Post-harvest management of Irish potatoes Interviews Growing potatoes brings increased income to…
Irish potato production and post-harvest activities
Spot 1: Effective storage areas Effective storage areas will save your crop! Good storage is well-ventilated and pest- and disease-free. Good storage helps farmers store their potatoes long enough to avoid the market gluts and low prices immediately after harvest. Instead, they sell later when prices are higher. Hear this spot in Hausa at: https://soundcloud.com/farmradio/irish-potato-radio-spots-1-effective-storage-areas…
Sorghum production
Introduction Why is this subject important to listeners? It’s important for sorghum farmers to know: Which areas are suitable for sorghum production. The importance of sorghum in the human diet. Target markets. How to prepare land before planting sorghum. The pests and diseases that attack growing sorghum. How long it takes for sorghum to…
Managing pests in stored maize
Introduction Why is this subject important to listeners? Because maize farmers should know: The pests that attack maize grains in storage and how to manage them. How to properly store maize grains to protect them from pest infestation and reduce the risk of damage. The products and natural substances to apply on maize grains…
Tomatoes: a high-value crop
Tomatoes are a high-value crop that, if grown wisely with careful planning and hard work, can generate a high income for farmers. The theme pack includes six items from our Resource Packs: two backgrounders, two interview scripts, one drama, and one other item. The backgrounders are also available in Hausa. The theme pack also includes…