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Butterfly farming generates income for rural community and protects the forest
PRODUCER: I travelled to Kisiwani village in Muheza district, in the Tanga region of northeastern Tanzania. It is a very beautiful village, built on the Usambara Mountains. There is something very special in this village: butterfly farming. I am standing with the coordinator of the butterfly project, Mr. Amiri Said Sheghembe. AMIRI: I’m Amiri Said Shagembe, the…
Storysheet – Livestock Health
Introduction – three true stories about livestock health Emuria Ekai worked at a butcher shop in a town in northern Kenya, and earned enough money to buy two weak goats for his family. He tied the goats to a pole in a shaded area near his work, and fed his goats with cabbage leaves, potato peels,…
Parboiled rice is easy to mill, cook, and sell
Characters Ayaba: Woman farmer Bléoun:Woman farmer Zomonnon: Miller Program signature tune PPRESENTER: Parboiled rice is rice that has been steamed before milling. It is slightly yellowish in colour, and attractive. Compared to white rice, parboiled rice results in more complete grains during milling. Fewer grains of parboiled rice break during milling. Parboiled rice also swells more when…
Dr. Rice Panicle answers questions about rice and soil fertility
Characters: Radio host Dr. Rice Panicle: Rice Specialist Farmer 1: Caller #1 Farmer 2: Caller #2 Farmer 3: Caller #3 Farmer 4: Caller #4 Signature tune to introduce program HOST: Dear listeners, welcome to the program. Today in our studio we are pleased to have Dr. Rice Panicle, an expert on rice cultivation. He’s here to answer your questions about…
Rice farmers use an integrated approach for success in weed management
Characters: Radio host Rice farmer (Mr. Fofana) Farmer training officer (Mr. Diallo) Signature tune to introduce program HOST: Dear listeners, good morning and welcome to your favourite program about agriculture. The theme of today’s show is weed management, and to discuss this I’m joined by two guests in the studio, Mr. Fofana, who is a…
Farmers in Niger benefit from letting trees grow in their fields
HOST: Welcome, listeners. Today we are going to talk about a farming practice called Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration or FMNR, which is practiced by many farmers in southern Niger. In FMNR, farmers protect and actively manage the regrowth of certain types of trees in their fields in order to bring back vegetation to an arid…
Common rabbit diseases and how to treat them successfully
Characters: Chief Asema Yuwa: Rabbit production expert Shawon Akaaza: Rabbit keeper Hannah Shawon: Wife of Shawon Akaaza Setting: A traditional semi-urban village compound Time: Morning PART ONE ANNOUNCER: The rabbit production expert and retired Chief Asema Yuwa has recently been visiting rabbit farms in the community, especially those struck by disease. Our radio production team recorded one of…
Animal welfare: A well-treated animal is a productive animal
Host 1: Good morning and welcome to (name of program or radio station). My name is ________. Host 2: And I am ________. Welcome to today’s program on animal welfare. Host 1: We depend on domestic animals – but they depend on us too. So, ensuring the well-being of our animals makes good sense and is also good…
“Spray me, I’m itchy”: What moo really means
Fade up farm sounds – chickens and cows, sounds of birds. Then fade under conversation. FATHER: Son, I am a simple man. I follow the simple ways. These are my cows. One day, they will all be yours. Are you not proud? For us, cattle are wealth. SON: Yes father, I am very proud. But our wealth…
Adventures of Neddy: A community animal health worker helps a village manage Newcastle disease
NARRATOR: In many African countries, including Malawi, the majority of farmers have at least one chicken. These chickens are local breeds which graze freely. In other words, they are free range chickens. An outbreak of Newcastle disease can easily kill all the chickens in the village. Newcastle is preventable with vaccination. So why are many farmers…