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Golden grains: Maize, wheat and tef

October 21, 2019

Here is our theme pack of FRI resources for October, this time about maize, wheat, and tef, a staple grain crop that is grown almost exclusively in Ethiopia. The theme pack includes eight items from our Resource Packs: three backgrounders, four interview scripts, and one drama. The theme pack also includes five Barza Wire Farmer…

Animal health

September 24, 2019

A healthy animal is a productive animal. Here is our latest monthly theme pack of FRI resources, this month all about livestock health. The theme pack includes 14 Resource Pack items and 7 Barza Wire stories. Two items are available in Hausa. Many items are available in Swahili, so it has been published as a…

Taking your products to market and market information to air

August 9, 2019

Here is our latest monthly theme pack of FRI resources, this month all about marketing and marketing information programs. The theme pack includes 11 Resource Pack items and seven Barza Wire stories. One item is available in Swahili. Interview scripts It’s better to sell together: The benefits of collective marketing Market News from MEGA FM…

Delicious, nutritious, and lucrative : Fruits and vegetables

July 15, 2019

The theme pack includes 12 items from our Resource Packs: 10 interview scripts and two backgrounders. The theme pack also includes 15 Barza Wire Farmer stories and one other Barza Wire resource. These resources focus on various aspects of fruit and vegetable farming, including production practices, managing pests and diseases, good post-harvest and storage practices,…

Senegalese farmers struggle to find solutions to soil salinity

July 9, 2019

SPEAKERS FARMER 1: Ousseynou Sokoma, farmer, co-owner of the farm, Les jumeaux (The twins) FARMER 2: Assane Sokoma, co-owner of the farm, Les Jumeaux FARMER 3: Moustapha Cissé, Chairman of the National Union of Agricultural Cooperatives SPECIALIST: Yacine Badiane, Director of the National Crop Production Research Laboratory, Senegalese Agricultural Research Institute HOST: Soils in many…

Farming wisdom: Enhancing lives with conservation agriculture

July 8, 2019

CHARACTERS: BAYU ABATE: age 50, husband of Weynitu, respected and well-off farmer. Doesn’t get good crop yields, but makes a good living by keeping and selling livestock. WEYNITU TESHALE: age 36, wife of Bayu, and mother of four children. She wants Temesgen to have his own land and always asks her husband to give it…

Gender inequalities in land rights in Africa

July 6, 2019

Save and edit this resource as a Word document. 1. Introduction Land is a key economic and livelihood resource for women in Africa. Most women rely on land for their livelihoods and are responsible for much of the agricultural production. In sub-Saharan Africa, women make up nearly 50% of agricultural workers. But many women are…

Post-harvest management of Irish potatoes

July 5, 2019

Introduction   Why is this subject important to listeners? Because Irish potato farmers should know: The maturity period for potatoes. The visible signs that potatoes are ready for harvesting. The right time of day and the best weather to harvest potatoes. How to harvest potatoes. How to sort and grade potatoes. The right conditions for…

Production of Irish potatoes

July 4, 2019

Introduction   Why is this subject important to listeners? Because Irish potato farmers should know: How to prepare land before planting Irish potatoes. The right types of soil for Irish potatoes. Crops that can be rotated with Irish potatoes to encourage high production and reduce the spread of pests and diseases. How to select the…

Managing livestock diseases: Mycoplasmosis and coccidiosis

July 3, 2019

Introduction   Why is this subject important to listeners? So that farmers know how to prevent coccidiosis and mycoplasmosis. So that farmers can recognize coccidiosis and mycoplasmosis symptoms in various livestock and identify animals affected by the diseases. So that farmers know adopt effective hygienic measures to better manage livestock shelters. So that farmers know…