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Farmers learn about compost manure on the radio – with great results!
CHARACTERS: Host Field reporter (George Kalungwe) Farmers (members of radio listening clubs) • Chrissie Joe • Newton Mkundiza • Rene Banda • Maria Chande • Kingwell D. Banda • Hadija Chitunzu • Maria Chande Radio presenter/producer at Nkhotakota Community Radio Station: John Kisewe Mpakani Agricultural Extension Development Coordinator: Ethel Mwase HOST: Hello. I’m (name of…
Mother of twins: New maize variety enriches and nourishes Ugandan farmers
HOST: Greetings, listeners, and welcome to the program. My name is ____. Today we will be talking about maize. To be more specific, we are talking about a variety of maize that many Ugandans have nicknamed Nalongo. “Nalongo” literally means “the mother of twins.” The variety is also called Quality Protein Maize, or Longe 5….
It’s better to sell together: The benefits of collective marketing
SIGNATURE TUNE FADES IN AND OUT HOST: Hello and welcome to this special program on cassava. (PAUSE) Have you noticed? Lately, cassava has become a much more common food on the street. Anyone can buy a piece of raw cassava or a fried cassava crisp for as little as one hundred Tanzanian shillings. You can…
Cassava is wealth: New harmonized standards for processing cassava flour in East and Central Africa
CHARACTERS: KUMDIDIMO MESOZI EPISODE 1 DURATION: 4 MINUTES 1. LOCATION: KUMDIDIMO’S FARM 2. SFX: BIRDS AND ANIMAL SOUNDS, MID-MORNING 3. NARRATOR: WELCOME TO OUR DRAMA ON HARMONIZED STANDARDS FOR CASSAVA FLOUR IN EAST AND CENTRAL AFRICA. TODAY, WE MEET KUMDIDIMO AND MESOZI. KUMDIDIMO HAS BEEN GROWING CASSAVA AND SELLING IT RAW – WHICH IS WHY…
Processing cassava brings wealth to farmers
Signature tune up then under HOST: Good (morning, afternoon, evening) and welcome to the program. Today we are talking about processing cassava. New harmonized guidelines for processing cassava flour were recently created for East and Central Africa. The guidelines cover the selection of quality raw materials, plus processing, packaging, and labelling safe, high quality cassava…
Cassava value chain in Tanzania: Post-harvest
Introduction and how to use this issue pack This issue pack is designed to give radio broadcasters the information they need to create effective and entertaining programs on the post-harvest value chain for cassava, a staple food with the scientific name of Manihot esculenta. The issue pack focuses on cassava in Tanzania, but…
A success story: Processing groundnut oil brings income and satisfaction to co-op farmers in Malawi
CHARACTERS: Host (studio presenter) Field reporter (George Kalungwe) Farmers (Members of Nthiransembe Co-operative) Kuliyani Chadooka (Chairperson/Male) Hapisoni Paulo (Secretary/Male) Marietta Lameck (Member/Female) HOST: Hello. My name is (name of host), and I welcome you to the program. In this edition, we look at how small-scale farmers can increase their income by adding value to their groundnuts….
When dancing, it is you who make the dust: Marketing and processing groundnuts, episode one
CHARACTERS: NAMAGELO: A very industrious widow from town who has chosen to stay in the village to farm and operate a processing business. Elder sister of Namilazi. A landlord who rents out her house in town in order to get revenue to support her children in school. JESCA: Young woman from a poor family with…
To know the way, ask those who know the directions
Episode One: Groundnut harvesting, drying and storage: For a good result, take care of things from the very beginning Notes to broadcaster: Episode one is an estimated 12-16 minutes long. CHARACTERS: Nabetha: A very strong and thoughtful woman. She has the welfare of her family at heart. She grows groundnuts to bring her family out…
Groundnut value chain in Malawi: post-harvest
Introduction and how to use this issue pack This issue pack was designed to provide radio broadcasters with the information they need to create effective and entertaining radio programs on the post-harvest value chain for groundnuts. Actions in the post-harvest groundnut value chain include drying, plucking, shelling, grading, storing, marketing, and processing groundnuts. This…