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Conservation agriculture
Introduction: Nowadays, many small-scale farmers have difficulty because of climate change. But Conservation agriculture has demonstrated that it is possible for them to succeed in this challenging situation. Conservation agriculture, or CA, offers simple practices which farmers can use to address the negative impacts of climate change and learn how to “farm with nature.” This…
Raising goats
Save and edit this resource as a Word document. Why is this subject important to listeners? Because farmers who want to raise goats should know: • The right age and weight for young goats to begin mating, and the best season to mate. • The best breeding methods. • Symptoms of common goat diseases and…
Post-harvest activities in cassava
Introduction Cassava originated in tropical South America. It was introduced to the Congo Basin in the mid-1500s, and to East Africa in the 1700s. In Africa, 93 percent of cassava produced is consumed as food, making it vital for food security in rural households. Over 500 million people in sub-Saharan Africa rely on cassava as…
Growing soybean
Introduction Soybean (Glycine max) originated in East Asia, and was introduced to Africa in the late 1800s, and to Tanzania in the early 1900s. Most soybean in Tanzania is grown in the Southern Highlands. There is an increasing demand for soybean to nutritionally fortify human foods. Many small- to medium-scale processors (mostly women) in Tanzania…
Madeline and Musa: Soybean practices for better yields and income
Scene 1 Location: In Bibi Anase’s house. Day. Characters: Bibi Anase, Madelina Background SFX: Heavy knocks on the door SFX: KNOCKING ON THE DOOR BY BIBI ANASE BIBI ANASE: (NEAR THE MIC, SHOUTING) Mende! Mende! Hey, Mendelina! SFX: BIBI ANASE SHOUTS WHILE STILL KNOCKING AT THE DOOR BIBI ANASE: Mende! Hey, Mende, are you not…
Not all mosaics are lovely: Fighting cassava mosaic disease, cassava’s deadliest virus
HOST: Hello, my name is ___. Welcome to our program today. Today we will be talking about cassava mosaic disease in Nigeria. We will be speaking to cassava farmers from across the country about their experiences with the disease and how they managed it. In Nigeria, cassava is one of the most important food and…
Ugandan farmers fight cassava mosaic disease with clean planting materials
HOST: Hello listeners, and welcome to this radio program. Today we shall be talking about the impact of cassava mosaic disease in Uganda, and about how to best manage the disease. Cassava is one of the most important staple food crops in Uganda. In fact, cassava has for so long been synonymous with food security…
How radio programs helped cassava farmers manage cassava mosaic disease in Malawi
SIGNATURE TUNE UP AND HOLD UNDER BELOW PRESENTER: Welcome! Cassava radio doctor is a radio program on managing disease problems in cassava that was aired on Nkhotakota Community Radio in the Central Region of Malawi. Nkhotakota is one of the districts where people depend on staple foods such as cassava and rice rather than on…
Garbage in, garbage out: Plant healthy cassava cuttings to keep your garden free of cassava mosaic disease
CHARACTERS: FATSANI: Well-known cassava farmer in Watch Village. He supplies high quality flour to Maldeco fisheries. Nasiwero’s husband. NASIWERO: Fatsani’s wife. DAVIE: Lives in Watch Village. One of his gardens is close to Fatsani’s cassava garden. Grace’s husband. GRACE: Davie’s wife. JOHN: Well-known cassava farmer who specializes in sweet cassava and sells to vendors. Recently,…
One head cannot lift a roof (Mutu umodzi susenza denga)
CHARACTERS AYAYA: 40-year-old woman with four children. The oldest is a boy aged 15. She is a widowed cassava farmer who plants the crop mostly for food and sells the surplus to supplement the family income, which mostly comes from working in other people’s gardens in her village and the villages beyond. CHIMWENE: Ayaya’s 15-year-old…