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Dairy farmers reap the benefits of working together in a co-operative society
Signature tune for 10 seconds, then under Host: Good evening, dear listener. Welcome to your favourite farming program. Today, we explore the role that co-operatives and co-operative development play in improving the livelihoods of farmers in rural areas. SFX: Sound of cows for five seconds, then under Narrator: In the highlands of Uasin Ngishu district in the Rift…
Co-operatives introduce the ‘Trusted friend’ approach to microfinance in northern Ghana: A sure way to fight poverty and hunger
Cue in signature tune, then fade out under voice of presenter Presenter: Hello and good day to you, our cherished listeners and farmers. It is another day and time to tune in your usual program, Vom Yella, on Radio Style (Editor’s note: Vom Yella means “Life matters” in English). I am your presenter, Lydia Ajono. Today, we continue our series…
Gender mainstreaming in farmers’ co-operative: Groups in Ghana achieve food security for small-scale farmers
Fade up signature tune for 10 seconds then under host Host: Welcome, dear listener, to your favourite program Vom Yella,which means “Life matters” in the Frafra language. Today’s program is about gender mainstreaming in rural farmers’ groups. Gender mainstreaming is usually talked about in government offices or in large organizations but not so much among rural farmers….
Issue Pack: Agricultural co-operatives
1. Introduction – two true stories about agricultural co-operatives Story 1 : Makuyuni lies on the main road between Arusha and the Serengeti and Ngorongoro National Parks in Tanzania. Streams of tourists pass through the area. But just a few kilometres from the road is a totally different world. Small-scale farmers farm small, arid plots of…
Improved Market Information Services programs increase farmers’ income and knowledge, part two
Host 1: Welcome to part two of our program on Marketing Information Services. Yesterday, we talked about MIS programs broadcast in Mali and Ghana. Today we will talk about MIS campaigns in Uganda and Tanzania. Then we will talk about some of the lessons learned by conducting these campaigns. (Short pause) Let’s start with Uganda. Host…
Improved Market Information Services programs increase farmers’ income and knowledge, part one
Host 1: Hello, listeners. Today is the first part of a two-part program on Market Information Services broadcast on the radio. Market Information Services, or MIS, gather, distribute and sometimes analyze information on market prices and other market information. This kind of information is very valuable to crop farmers and livestock keepers, and also to traders,…
Nkhotakota Community Radio’s Participatory Radio Campaign on 1-1 maize planting: Improving food security for Malawi’s small-scale farmers
Host 1: Welcome to the program. Today, we will tell you about a project conducted by Nkhotakota Community Radio in Malawi, in collaboration with Farm Radio International’s African Farm Radio Research Initiative, or AFRRI. Nkhotakota Community Radio broadcast a Participatory Radio Campaign, or PRC, on the topic of 1-1 maize planting. Host 2: In today’s program, we report…
Using compost as fertilizer gives good yields and conserves soil: A Participatory Radio Campaign in Ghana
Characters: Presenter: Field reporter/producer Host Community members: Emmanuel Narteh Wudah – male farmer Eunice Dornyo Osabutey – female farmer Tetteh Tottemeh – community leader, male farmer Mary Mensah – female farmer Host 1: Good morning, listeners, this is (name of radio station). My name is (name of host), your regular host of(name of program). Host 2: And…
Effective use of vetiver grass: A participatory radio campaign in Malawi helps farmers keep soil on their fields and money in their pockets
Characters: Host (studio presenter) Field reporter/producer (George Kalungwe) Community members: Maliseni Joseph (male) Pansipowuma Ngoni (female) Group village headman Lavu (male) Salome Lonely Banda, lead farmer (female) Extension workers: Mathews Kalimwayi, Agricultural Extension Development Officer Mac-Noel Amos Kaipanyama, Mvera Agricultural Extension Development Coordinator Location: Lavu village, Mvera Extension Planning Area, Traditional Authority Chiwere, Dowa District,…
Improved shea butter changes the life of women in the Fana region of Mali
Characters: Mariam Dao, Radio Fanaka’s host Mariam Koné, reporter/journalist at L’Annonceur journal Mrs. Awa Traoré, farmer and vice-president of the women’s association of Wolodo village Mrs. Mah Diarra, farmer and president of the women’s association of Ballan Mrs. Sitan Fomba, farmer and deputy president of the women’s association of Dien Host: The following radio program is based on…