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Cassava: A poor man’s crop no longer!
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
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
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
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
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
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),…
Improving Food security for Ugandans: Voice of Teso’s Participatory Radio Campaign on Akena Cassava
Host 1: Greetings to all our listeners. My name is ___. Host 2: And my name is ____. Today we are going to tell you about a radio campaign that was broadcast a few years ago by Voice of Teso in eastern Uganda. The campaign introduced farmers to a new disease-resistant variety of cassava called…
An Introduction to Value Chains
Introduction: A value chain is not an object that you can see. Rather, a value chain is simply a useful way of understanding how the world of producing, buying and selling things works. We are all part of value chains in one way or the other as producers, consumers of goods and services, processors, retailers,…
Farming Hints
Farming Hints By Shamela Rambadan, Trinidad and Tobago I encourage sprout formation in ginger rhizomes before the first rains come. This gives me a head start and ensures that my plants have enough water to grow and develop large rhizomes. The method is effective and costs nothing. All you need is some old newspaper, or…
Making Traditional Mustard in Moba Country, Togo
Narrator: Today’s program explains how to make traditional mustard from African locust bean seeds. The African locust bean is a medicinal plant whose leaves are used for treating fever, bronchitis and intestinal parasitic diseases. Its bark and roots are prescribed as remedies against sterility, bronchitis, tracheitis, pneumonia, leprosy and venereal diseases. Its yellow pulp is…