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Beans, a family affair: A drama about women growing and marketing common beans — Part 4
1. Scene 1 2. Location: Ext. Farida’s house. Morning. 3. BG SFX: Ambience at Farida’s house. 4. Characters: Farida, Jenny. 5. SFX: HEAVY KNOCKS ON THE DOOR. 6. FARIDA: (APPROACHING MIC) I’m coming! I’m coming! 7. SFX: FARIDA OPENS THE DOOR. 8. FARIDA: (SURPRISED) Jenny! Aren’t you supposed to be at the garage? 9. SFX:…
Beans, a family affair: A drama about women growing and marketing common beans — Part 3
1. Scene 1 2. Location: Ext. Factory. Morning. 3. BG SFX: Truck horn blowing. 4. Characters: Farida, Stella, Sigi, watchman. 5. SFX: TRUCK HORN BLOWING INCESSANTLY. 6. SIGI: (FAR FROM MIC, SHOUTING) Hey you! Open the gate already! (IRRITATED) Alaaa! 7. WATCHMAN: (HURRIED) Coming, sir. 8. SFX: GATE IS OPENED AND TRUCK APPROACHES MIC. 9….
Beans, a family affair: A drama about women growing and marketing common beans — Part 2
1. Scene 1 2. Location: Int. Afande Kaifa’s office-police station. Morning. 3. BG SFX: Afande Kaifa snoring. 4. Characters: Afande Kaifa, Mzee Kaifa, Afande Filipo. 5. SFX: AFANDE KAIFA SNORING. 6. SFX: KNOCKS ON THE DOOR. 7. AFANDE KAIFA: (ANGRILY) What is it now? 8. AFANDE FILIPPO: (OPENS DOOR) Your father is here to see…
Beans, a family affair: A drama about women growing and marketing common beans — Part 1
1. Scene 1 2. Location: Ext. Road. Morning. 3. BG SFX: Sound of car engine and music inside car. 4. Characters: Jenny, Mr. Patel, boy. 5. SFX: SOUND OF CAR ENGINE AND MUSIC INSIDE CAR. 6. SFX: MR. PATEL HUMMING ALONG TO MUSIC. 7. SFX: CAR MAKES A BLASTING SOUND. 8. MR PATEL: (ALARMED) Uh…
Beans, a family affair
This is a five-episode drama about a group of women who persevere against difficulties to achieve success. This drama is the first item in Farm Radio Resource Pack #108.
Pest management resources
Here is our latest monthly theme pack of FRI resources, this month about pest management. The theme pack includes twelve scripts and seven Farmer stories from Barza Wire. Scripts Farmer makes his own biopesticide with neem When opportunity knocks, open the door wide: Managing pests in cowpeas A simple but effective trap for stable flies…
Resources on soil fertility
We are very pleased to present our second monthly theme pack of existing FRI resources, this time focusing on soil fertility. This collection represents some of the best resources on soil fertility that we’ve published over the past decade. Background information The promise of conversation agriculture Issue pack on soil health Interview and drama scripts…
Three times the effort for ten times the yield: Growing tomatoes in Nigeria
HOST: Today we will be talking about tomato production in Nigeria. Tomatoes are a very important food crop for Nigerians, eaten in meals across the country. Almost every ethnic group in the country has a delicacy that requires tomatoes, and what some people consider the national dish—jollof rice—is almost impossible to make without tomatoes. However,…
Soil erosion and cropping on sloping land
Part A: Steep hillside land INTERVIEWER: Soil is a farmer’s most precious resource. Good soil is necessary for growing good crops. But if you farm on a hillside, rainwater can wash away your soil—and with it your livelihood. This is called soil erosion. In this script, we talk with an expert who advises farmers…
Fall armyworm resources
Here is our latest monthly theme pack of FRI resources, this month about Fall armyworm, the voracious pest that is causing so much damage to maize and other crops across much of Africa. The theme pack includes a backgrounder and two items from Barza Wire. Scripts Backgrounder on Fall armyworm Barza Wire stories Benin &…