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Composting, a better practice to improve soil fertility: The case of Dien
CHARACTERS Amadou Neguetan Fomba: farmer in Dien Tafara Fomba: farmer in Dien Bah N’Golo Fomba: Chief of Dien village Seydou Doumbia: agricultural extension worker in Dien Malamine Simpara: technician, agricultural extension worker Musical break LAMINE TOGOLA: This is Radio Fanaka, the voice of farmers, fishermen and cattle-breeders. We went to the village of Dien, which…
Sack farming: Unlimited vegetable harvest!
ANNOUNCER: A very warm welcome to those of you tuned in to our station. We are glad you’re listening to our program. I am your presenter, Rosemary Nyaole. Fade up signature tune, then out ANNOUNCER: If you are hungry because you don’t have enough land and water to grow food, today we have some good…
Women use ‘hanging gardens’ to grow vegetables and solve land crisis
Signature tune PRESENTER: Hello dear listeners, welcome to your favorite program, Shambani (Editor’s note: Shambani means “in the garden” in Swahili). In this program, we look at some of the challenges which smallholder farmers in Kenya face. We also look at ways of tackling them, and present new discoveries and achievements. Today as before, you…
Scarecrows and cassette tapes protect rice fields against bird pests
Characters Assétou Sidibé, host Kamboula Sakiliba, rice farmer Lassana Sidibé, rice farmer Signature tune HOST: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the show. Our theme today is rice farming, in particular the fight against bird pests. Signature tune, then fade out HOST: The number one challenge for rice farmers in Mali is the fight against the…
A farmer uses jatropha to protect his young oil palm seedlings from rodents
Characters Host Efo Kojo: Farmer and husband of Esi Wofa Yaw: Efo Kojo’s friend and also a farmer Esi: Efo Kojo’s wife HOST: Hello listeners, welcome to your favourite program on farmer innovations. Today we’ll hear how a wife helps her disappointed husband prevent rodents from cutting down his young oil palm seedlings. Maybe you…
A farmer suffocates stem borers to death and saves his cocoa farm
Characters Kofi (farmer) Esther (extension officer) Richard (research officer) Savior (innovative farmer) Signature tune up, then under host HOST: Hello listeners, welcome to the program. Farmers contribute so much to our social and economic well-being. But they face a lot of challenges. On this program, we seek to find solutions to some of these challenges….
Farmer in Malawi uses animal dung to protect crops by fending off hungry goats
PRESENTER: Good afternoon, dear farmers. Here is another edition of What’s New on your usual radio station. Today, we are going to find out what is new in winter cropping. You are with me, Andrew Mahiyu. In this program, I will take you to visit an innovative farmer in Nkhotakota district. Can you guess what…
Farmer uses red ants to protect fruit trees against pests
CHARACTERS: Host: Félèdègnon Houinsou Innovative planter : Ibrahim Wallis Zoumarou Fade up of signature tune to start show. Signature tune fades out after 20 seconds under host’s voice. HOST: Dear listeners of Radio Immaculée Conception, good morning! Welcome to your favourite farm radio show. This is your humble servant, Félix Sèdègnon Houinsou. Today’s show talks…
Innovative farmer uses pounded maize cobs to protect stored maize
Characters Host Mr. Bio Doko, farmer Setting: Gbégourou, one of the market villages of Parakou, a large city in Benin. Signature tune to introduce the show, then fade out HOST: Hello, dear listeners! Welcome to your show. Today’s talk will be about a method to protect maize from pests during storage. Farmers store maize not…
Sawdust prolongs the storage life of potatoes
Signature tune: Up for 5 seconds then down and out under presenter PRESENTER: The potato is an important food crop in Kenya. It is grown in the highlands of Central, Rift Valley and Western provinces. However, the production and marketing of potatoes is hampered by poor storage conditions that dent farmers’ income and morale. In…