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Fall armyworm theme pack
This month, our theme pack includes an extensively updated version of the backgrounder on Fall armyworm (FAW) that we published in October 2017. Along with the backgrounder, we are including nine recent items on FAW from Barza Wire. Scripts Backgrounder: Fall armyworm (Updated) Barza Wire stories DRC: Farmers test three methods to manage Fall armyworm…
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
CHARACTERS:Hamdia Hawah Mohammed: Main host Abena Danso Dansoa: Field host Dr. Kofi Boa: Founder and Director, Centre for No-Till Agriculture Kwami Anane, farmer Akua Abrafi, farmer HAMDIA: Hello, my name is Hamdia Hawah Mohammed, and I welcome all my listeners to Farm broadcast. Today, we are going to be discussing no-till farming and planting through…
Backgrounder: Using permanent soil cover in conservation agriculture
Why is this subject important to listeners? Because farmers who are interested in maintaining permanent soil cover should know: How covering the soil contributes to soil health. The various methods of maintaining soil cover. The types of crops and crop residues best used to cover the soil. The amount of soil cover required. (Conservation agriculture…
Fall armyworm (Updated)
NOTE: This information was originally published in October 2017 and updated in May 2018. A. Introduction. The Fall armyworm, which has the scientific name of Spodoptera frugiperda, is a major pest of staple crops. The larvae (caterpillars) prefer feeding on young maize plants, but have also been reported to feed on a variety of other…
Conservation agriculture resources
Here is our latest monthly theme pack of FRI resources, this month about conservation agriculture. The theme pack includes ten scripts and other items from Resource Packs and thirteen Farmer stories and other resources from Barza Wire. Scripts Kuapa, nea ofo dua pa na yepia no (Help is given only to those who make an…
Some new broadcaster how-to guides
Here is our latest monthly theme pack of FRI resources. This month, we are presenting four Broadcaster how-tos (BH2s), including a BH2 on interviewing experts, two brand new guides on generating revenue for radio stations and audio editing—plus a special audio BH2 on how to create effective promos, available in English, Swahili, and Amharic. BH2s…
Preserving wild food plants ensures a better future for all
POUGKIENMA: (“first wife” in Moore) First wife of Zaksooba, 40 years old. POUGPAALA: (“new wife” in Moore) Second wife of Zaksooba, 30 years old. SIDNABA: (“truthful” in Moore) Farm worker in his twenties. ZAKSOOBA: (“head of family” in Moore) Polygamous farmer, 45 years old. NARRATOR: Pougkienma and Pougpaala, co-wives and farmers, lived in the village…
Bushbabies are meat, too: Farmers in Malawi use indigenous plants to manage pests and livestock diseases
Part One: SIGNATURE TUNE UP AND HOLD UNDER NARRATOR. NARRATOR: Welcome to a special program on (name of radio station) titled Changa ndi nyamanso, or, “Bushbabies are meat, too,” a Malawian proverb that means that, just as bushbabies may be commonly overlooked but are still a useful source of protein, so can overlooked plant-based biochemicals…
Ethiopian farmers restore indigenous seed varieties
HOST: Good morning (afternoon, evening). Today, we’re going to talk about how farmers in Ethiopia are restoring indigenous or local seeds that have been disappearing for years. SFX: SOUND OF CAR, THEN UNDER SPEAKERS HOST: It’s November, a spring season in Ethiopia. Our reporter, Netsanet Hailu, travelled to Oromia Region, Arsi zone, Hethosa district, Debeya…
Farmers in Ethiopia tend sorghum with care to improve their livelihoods
NETSANET HAILU:Good morning (afternoon, evening). Today, we’re going to talk about how farmers in Ethiopia care for their sorghum crop to improve their livelihoods. SFX: SOUND OF CAR DRIVING AND RAIN. FADE UNDER SPEAKER. NETSANET HAILU: I travelled to a village to talk to sorghum farmers. I drove for seven hours to get to…