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Best agricultural practices for cassava, maize, rice, cocoa, and cowpea production in Nigeria and Ghana

September 28, 2022

  Spot #1: High quality inputs and good farming practices give good yields   NARRATOR: Farmers! To increase your crop yields, the most important thing you can do is buy and plant improved seeds and purchase high quality agricultural inputs such as fertilizer from a credible agrodealer. To complement high quality inputs, you should use…

Cattle, chickens, and goats

September 12, 2022

Here is our theme pack of FRI resources for September, this time about three key types of domestic livestock. This theme pack includes eight items from our Resource Packs: five interview scripts, two backgrounders, and one issue pack. It also includes six Barza Wire Farmer stories, and a few translations in Amharic, Hausa, and Swahili….

Maize, groundnuts, soybean, and rice production

August 9, 2022

  Spot #1: Managing weeds in maize and soybean   FARMER 1: (SOUND OF BIRDS) Are you hand-weeding again, (name of farmer)? FARMER 2: (LAUGHS) This is the time of year when weeds grow the fastest. FARMER 1: But your maize and soybean look fine. Why pay so much attention to weeds? FARMER 2: Two…

Addressing the challenges of soil erosion and degradation in Karatu, Tanzania

July 21, 2022

HOST: Good morning, listeners. In today’s program, we will discuss how soil erosion and degradation have destroyed arable land and affected agricultural production for small-scale farmers in the Karatu district of Tanzania. Karatu district is in Arusha region of northern Tanzania. We will also discuss the measures taken to address these problems and restore the…

Domesticating forest fruits to increase farmers’ income

July 8, 2022

HOST: Hello, dear listeners, and welcome to our program. Today with our guests, we will talk about how domestication has improved the food and nutritional aspects of the fruit called Gola or jujube (Ziziphus mauritiana), which can significantly improve the finances of farmers. We speak first with Mr. Diatta Marone, Director of the National Forestry…

Barriers to women’s participation in farming in Mali

July 6, 2022

HOST: Good morning, Mrs. Namaoro Coulibaly. NAMAORO COULIBALY: Thanks for having me, and hello to all the listeners! HOST: You are the regional chairperson of the Tchimporoko Co-operative of women farmers in Sikasso, Mali. Welcome. We also have Mr. Mamadou Bassirou N’Diaye, an agricultural specialist. Welcome, Mr. N’Diaye. MR. BASSIROU N’DIAYE: Thank you. It’s a…

The cashew tree: A defense against bush fires

June 16, 2022

HOST: Hello, dear listeners, today we are going to talk about cashew nut plantations as a defense against bush fires. To discuss this, we have with us Souleymane Diao, Boubacar Seydi, and Elias Diouf, all farmers. And also Djibril Ba, accompanied by Mady Racine Sagna, respectively Colonel and Lieutenant in the Water and Forestry Sector….

Radio spots on maize, part 2

June 16, 2022

Spot #1: Planning and budgeting   NARRATOR: What are the benefits of making a budget for a farmer? There are four kinds of benefits. First, budgeting helps you predict your expenses and income and create a spending plan for your farming season. Second, to receive a loan, you must show that you have a farm…

Best ways to adopt organic practices in market gardening

June 14, 2022

HOST: In Burkina Faso, the market gardening sector is expanding rapidly to accommodate the growing population in large urban areas. The demand for vegetables has increased overnight. But market gardeners face obstacles such as lack of water and lack of coordination in the sector. Some informed consumers have become increasingly demanding and are forcing producers…

Conflicts between farmers and herders caused by climate change—and possible solutions

June 11, 2022

HOST: Hello, dear listeners, welcome to our program. Today, we are going to talk about a complex and important subject, namely the conflicts between herders and farmers in Mali. For a number of years, Mali has experienced conflicts between these two groups. Conflicts between herders and farmers have resulted in many displacements, deaths, and injuries….