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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…
Save Soil on Sloping Land
If you plant your crops on sloping land, losing soil might be a problem for you. Perhaps you have tried different ways to save your soil. Farmers at a co-operative in Guatemala have found a way to conserve soil where they plant maize. Their method stops soil from washing away down the hillsides, and it…
Growing fruit trees: A Participatory Radio Campaign in Uganda helps farmers earn income, improve the environment and enhance household nutrition
Characters: Producer of farmers’ program – Grace Amito Lead farmers in the communities: Okello Tom (male) Akot Janet (female) Okwera Peter (male) Extension workers: Abwola Samuel, District forestry officer, Gulu (male) Nyombi Tombo, Range manager, National Forestry Authority (male) Host: Hello, listener, my name is Grace Amito and I am the producer and presenter of the…
Issue Pack: African Farm Radio Research Initiative (AFRRI)
1. Introduction – true stories about how AFRRI Participatory Radio Campaigns (PRCs) and Market Information Services (MIS) programs helped small-scale African farmers Story 1: Neem PRC in Ghana: Georgina Kare, a farmer in Odumase, Ghana says, “I learned about neem from the AFRRI program. I cut the dry leaves of the neem tree and put them in…