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Are burning crop residues and grass good for soil health and fertility? Views from a farmer and an agricultural researcher
Characters Host Farmer: Josephine Atieno Agricultural researcher: Lena Oringa Thematic music to introduce the program Host: Welcome, listener, to your favourite program on soil health. Today, the program will focus on burning crop residues and grass. We will hear the perspective of a farmer who has experienced the benefits of the practice. We will also…
Issue Pack: Soil Health
Story 1: Ayelech Fikre is a 63-year widow who farms in the highlands of central Ethiopia.When she took over the family farm from her father, she saw how heavy rainstorms had washed away her soil and created gullies. So she began to take action to prevent the storms from robbing her of her precious soil….
Collecting plastic waste: Cleaning the city and generating income
People interviewed Mrs. Esther Oguki-Atakpa Ewoè: president of the NGO Environnement Plus Bernard Messan Atakpa: manager of Environnement Plus Modeste Sedor: coordinator of Environnement Plus Eric: plastic waste collector in Nukafu neighbourhood Kofi Nagbe: plastic waste collector in Gbossimé neighbourhood Signature tune, then fade out under the voice of the host Host: Hello everyone, and…
A clean village for a healthy life
Host: Hello everyone, and welcome to the show. Today, Nsilulu Kanga is a model healthy village in the city and province of Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. But two years ago, this little village of about 200 people was dealing with diseases related to poor hygiene. Dozens of cases of diarrhoea…
Composting human waste is a healthy way to reduce disease and feed the soil
Signature tune Hostess: Hello and welcome, dear listeners, to Healthy Community, our show on community well-being. My name is Kpénahi Traoré. Today we’ll talk about a particular type of fertilizer. Did you know that our excrement and urine are powerful fertilizers? They enrich soils and improve the quantity and quality of harvests. And that is…
Many heads are better than one: The story of Ngolowindo Co-operative
Theme song up, then hold low under presenter Presenter: Welcome, listener, to (name of program), which comes to you every (name of day) on your radio station. As usual you are with me, (name of broadcaster). Theme song up and cross-fade into presenter’s voice Presenter: Dear listeners, today we have the true story of Ngolowindo Co-operative, or…
Amizero Co-operative helps Rwandan households manage domestic waste
Fade in music for 20 seconds, then fade out under the voice of the host Host: Dear friends and listeners of Radio Salus, hello and welcome to today’s show, a show that talks, as usual, about the environment. The title of today’s show is: “Women earn a living by helping households manage domestic waste.” In this…
Uriri Farmers Co-operative Society Limited
Characters: Host Interviewer Chairman Alfred Mdeizi Coordinator Chris Onyango Mama Jacinta Anyango, member and project beneficiary Mr. Ayub Mdachi, project beneficiary Host: Good evening, listeners, and welcome to today’s program on co-operative societies. Today, we will travel to the western part of Kenya, to a place called Stella in the Migori District of the province of…
Rice co-operatives bring prosperity to Benin
Characters: Host of the show: Félix Houinsou Guests: Emile Houansou, rice farmer in Dangbo Albert Azon Gnadja, rice farmer in Adjohoun Jeanne Ahouangnimon, rice farmer in Dangbo Signature tune Host: Dear listeners and friends of Radio Immaculée Conceptionin Cotonou, Benin, hello. Welcome to your favourite show dedicated to agriculture. During today’s show, we will tell you…
Membership in farmers’ organizations brings farmers economic, social and political benefits
Host: Small-scale farmers in Burkina Faso have been organizing to improve their farm production and their life for more than three decades. “A single finger cannot pick up any flour,” says the proverb. Today, partnerships, federations and confederations are increasingly common in rural areas of the nation. The Union Départementale des Producteurs Agricoles de Boudry, or UDPA-B,…