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Irrigated farming improves the income of rural farmers

May 30, 2012

OKOMKWO: Noma tushen arziki! (Editor’s note: This means “Farming: a source of wealth creation” in the Hausa language.) Signature tune up, then fades under presenter OKOMKWO: Welcome to Noman tushen arziki, a program that brings you the latest information and developments in farming. Today we are going to look at how irrigated farming improves the income of…

Clean water and a clean environment make a better life

May 30, 2012

Characters Nana Kwaku Forkuo: a village elder and opinion leader Maa Fatima: woman opinion leader Benedict Agyei Boahen: Member of Parliament for the area Vanessa Gyamfuah Agyei Boahen: the assembly member of the local council Some children in the village Cue in signature tune to begin the broadcast. The signature tune fades after 30 seconds…

ECOSAN latrines bring benefits to village health – and farming

May 30, 2012

Characters Dramane Tounkara: program host Yaba Sacko: a Kantola farmer Baninkono Traoré: Kantola village chief Bakary Bagayogo: agricultural technician, Fana Chamber of Agriculture Ibrahim Maiga Sadio: senior technician in civil engineering and mining at the Regional Center for low cost Potable Water and Sanitation (CREPA) office in Mali Aissata Daba Traoré: midwife at the Fana…

Creative farmers modify borehole to irrigate fruit trees in the dry season

May 30, 2012

Characters: Host Mr. Ojok Christopher: farmer and leader of the Ajokis Edeke farm Ms. Adongo Norah: farmer Mr. Okello Michael: farmer Ms. Asio Grace: farmer Ms. Inachu Loyce: farmer Mr. Edongu Simon: farmer Program jingle HOST: Welcome to our program about farming today. Today, we have a special programme about agriculture, water and sanitation. It is…

Tichitepo kanthu pakusamalira madz! (Let’s do something about water and sanitation!)

May 30, 2012

HILDA JAMBO: I am Hilda Jambo, a reporter from Dzimwe Community Radio Station. I am in Nsumbi 1, a remote village in the Monkey-Bay Mangochi district of Malawi, three kilometres from Dzimwe Community Radio Station in Mangochi. Nsumbi 1 village has a population of around 9,000. About 60% of the population are fisherfolk, while the remaining…

Local water committee helps villagers, but especially women and children

May 30, 2012

Signature tune in, then out slowly HOST: Dear listener, welcome to today’s program. It is well known that water is one of the most important basic needs for human survival. Water has to be clean and safe. A shortage of water causes skin and eye problems as people do not wash. Likewise, unclean water may result…

Biodiesel production: Generating income for small-scale farmers in Kenya

May 30, 2012

Signature tune up then under HOST: Hello and welcome to our program on agriculture. In Kieni constituency of Kenya’s Nyeri district, a local NGO called Help Self Help Centre is offering an environmentally friendly alternative to fossil fuel. It is producing biodiesel from oil-producing seeds found in the local area, and collected by local farmers. In…

SolarAid’s micro solar project in rural Tanzania: Tremendous solar energy potential

May 30, 2012

HOST: Irna Hutabarat works with a UK-based organization called SolarAid. For many years, she has worked to bring solar energy to Africa. Right now she is working in Tanzania. To find out about her work, we sent our reporter Benedict Komba to Mafinga District, Iringa Region, in the southern highlands of Tanzania, where he met Irna…

Paying farmers for environmental services

May 30, 2012

HOST: Hello everyone. Today you will hear how a partnership between the World Agroforestry Centre or ICRAF, the Sustainability Science Program at Harvard University in the United States, and the Government of Malawi is teaching Malawian farmers the importance of dedicating a piece of land to tree planting for carbon sequestration or storage, and for timber…

Forest communities generate income while conserving their environment

May 30, 2012

HOST: Good morning, dear listeners. Did you know that you can help protect nature? Well, today’s program will help you to understand how. The program talks about the experiences of three villagers in a forest region located in the South West Region of Cameroon, and how they were supported by an organization called World Wild Fund…