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He who has a running tummy opens the toilet door: Land preparation for groundnuts

November 14, 2013

CHARACTERS Mr. and Mrs. Chiri:                       A hard-working family. The wife leads the way. The husband appreciates the leading role the wife plays and supports her by joining her in the garden. They are hunger-free throughout the year because they grow cash crops and maize, the staple food. They have a corrugated-iron-roofed house, a new…

A friend in need is a friend indeed: Keeping your groundnuts free from aflatoxin contamination.

November 14, 2013

Part 1: Charity begins at home. Estimated running time for episode 1: 30 minutes with beginning and end music. CHARACTERS CHIBWE: Ambitious, drunkard and hard-working NAMILAZI: Wife of Mr. Chibwe and sister of Mr. Gama. Intelligent, she is a standard 8 dropout because her parents could not afford to pay secondary school for two children….

Issue Pack: Groundnut value chain in Malawi, production

November 10, 2013

1.     Introduction and how to use this issue pack This issue pack is designed to provide broadcasters with the information they need to help create effective and entertaining radio programs on growing groundnuts. The issue pack focuses on groundnuts in Malawi, but the information will be relevant, with some possible modifications, to other sub-Saharan African…

Farmer uses a water pump to triple his maize yields

May 30, 2013

Signature tune up and fade under presenter’s voice PRESENTER:                  Welcome, listeners. Today, we will hear an interview with a farmer who tripled his yields of maize! How, you ask? By buying and using a water pump to keep his compost moist and fertile. Stay tuned as our reporter Mariam Koné interviews farmer Siriman Camara….

Cassava: A poor man’s crop no longer!

May 30, 2013

Signature tune up then under HOST:                           Greetings, listeners, and welcome to the program. My name is ____. Today we will be talking about a crop that can feed you and give you more income. For some farmers, it may even save their lives! (Pause) Farmers in eastern Kenya have come to recognize the value…

Issue Pack: Cassava value chain in Tanzania – production

May 27, 2013

1.      Introduction and how to use this issue pack This issue pack is designed to provide broadcasters with the information needed to help create effective and entertaining radio programs on cassava. The issue pack focuses on cassava in Tanzania, but much of the information will be relevant to other sub-Saharan African countries where cassava is…

The Root of Life

May 20, 2013

Topics and formats of the 40 cassava AgTips EPISODE TOPIC FORMAT   Introducing The Root of Life Drama   Mesozi’s story Drama   Introducing cassava Drama   Selecting the right land to grow cassava Drama   Choosing the right cassava variety Drama   Let’s plant cassava! Jingle   Correct spacing for your cassava cuttings Drama…

African Traditional Vegetables Back on the Table

December 1, 2012

Sig tune up then under Host:Take a guess. They are nutritious, they do well in dry environments, they can be a source of income, and they are environmentally friendly … If you said African traditional vegetables, you’re right, and that is what we are going to learn about today.Signature tune up and out under Host:…

Processing Cereals into Local Beer: An Income-Generating Activity for Women

December 1, 2012

Host: Bernadette Zongo is a woman in her fifties. She is married to a school teacher, and they have two daughters and a son. Mrs. Zongo lives in Ziniaré, a city thirty-five kilometres from Burkina Faso’s capital city, Ouagadougou. Mrs. Zongo didn’t expect everything to come from her husband. She just wanted to do something…

Growing New Rice for Africa: A Participatory Radio Campaign Helps Farmers Improve their Lives

December 1, 2012

Characters: Alhassan Baaba, Agricultural Extension Officer, Ho Municipalit Frank Dzameku, Producer and coordinator of agricultural program, Nkomo FM Halimatu: female farmer Efo Osei: male farmer Asigri: female farmer Banka: market woman, rice dealer Agyeiwaa: female farmer Akua: daughter of Asigri Presenter:Good evening, listeners, this is (name of radio station)! My name is (name of presenter),…