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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…
The benefits of intercropping
INTERVIEWER: There are many good reasons for talking about intercropping on the radio. The first is that so many farmers practice intercropping. Intercropping is a traditional farming practice that goes back many hundreds of years. Modern agricultural scientists are carefully studying traditional methods and then adapting them to modern conditions. By doing this they…
Women farmers using conservation agriculture offer tips to increase yield
SIG TUNE: FADE IN, THEN FADE UNDER HOST HOST: Hello and welcome to your favourite farming program, Conservation Agriculture Today. (PAUSE) Women make a vital contribution to agriculture and to rural economies, contributing more than half of agricultural production in Africa. There has been a big increase in the number of small-scale women farmers who…
Local farmers find ways to scale-up conservation agriculture to larger areas
MUSIC:SIGTUNE, THEN FADE UNDER HOST HOST: Hello and welcome to our farming program on Radio ___. I will be your host today as we travel to Chihanga village in the central region of Dodoma, the capital city of Tanzania. Chihanga is one of the five villages in the city where farmers are using conservation agriculture….
Beans, a family affair: A drama about women growing and marketing common beans — Part 5
1. Scene 1 2. Location: Ext. Sigi’s warehouse. Evening. 3. BG SFX: Warehouse ambience. 4. Characters: Sigi, Afande Kaifa, Afande Filipo, Farmer. 5. SIGI: I assure you this is the best deal you’ll ever get! 6. FARMER: Come on, Sigi! That is a very low price for all these sacks! 7. SIGI: That is my…
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…