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Alternatives to Slash and Burn Agriculture: Improve Fallows with Tithonia, the Wild Sunflower
Characters: Host Aunt Bisa: robust woman farmer in her early fifties Hanna: woman farmer in her late twenties SOUND EFFECTS: gentle music, moderate tempo. Continue under. Host: Our program today is about finding new ways to put nutrients back into the soil without slashing-and-burning. Although slash-and-burn agriculture has been practised for centuries, these days there’s…
Grow Moringa for Food and Fodder
An ideal tree to grow in the city or country is moringa (Moringa oleifera). Moringa will give you food, fodder, fuelwood and shade. Its pods make a tasty, nutritious vegetable. You can eat its tender leaves and flowers too. The leaves also make excellent livestock feed. Best of all, this useful tree grows quickly and…
The Many Uses of the Moringa Tree
Host 1 (Intro): We’ve talked before on this program about multi-purpose trees – trees that have many uses and benefits for farmers. Today we’re going to feature one tree in particular that is more and more popular among African farmers. Host 2: Actually, this tree is grown in countries throughout the world, and…
Recommendations for Managing Bacterial Wilt in Bananas for Eastern Africa
Host 1 (Intro): Some of our listeners who live in Uganda may already be familiar with a new disease that is affecting one of our major crops – the banana. And if you grow bananas anywhere in East Africa, you will be interested in our program today, because we’re going to talk about how…
Farmers in Eastern Nigeria Grow the Fluted Pumpkin
Host 1 (Intro): Welcome to our program. We are your hosts, [Name/Voice of Host 1], and [Name/Voice of Host 2]. Today we’re going to talk about the importance of traditional crops. Many farmers in our region are looking for new crops to grow, and ways to make more money. Sometimes when we think about…
Comparing Crop Varieties: Start Small, Go Slowly
HOST -Welcome back to our series celebrating the success of farmer innovation and experimentation around the world. Today, our program focuses on trying out new plant varieties to get the best qualities in your crops – like higher yields, improved taste, colour or cooking qualities. We’re going to hear a story about a farmer who is…
Save Time with Rainwater Harvesting
Characters Host Gowri Banda : innovative woman farmer HOST -In recent programs, we’ve been highlighting farmer innovations from around the world that solve problems and reduce workloads. Today we have Mrs. Gowri Banda with us. She spent several years developing a system to catch rainwater from her roof. I’m sure that many of the women listening…
Harvesting Soil and Water on Hillsides
Characters Child: (boy or girl of about 9 or 10 years) Grandfather INTRO. THEME MUSIC AND HOLD UNDER ANNOUNCER (5 secs). HOST -Today as we continue our series on farmer innovation and success stories from around the world, you’re going to hear about local innovation by farmers among the Irob people who live in Tigray Region…
Earning Extra Income for the Family – One Woman’s Success Story
Characters Host Chanya: radio interviewer Tarana: woman who has established a successful small business HOST -In most families, women play a major role earning money. Sometimes women are the only income earners. And even in families with two parents, there usually isn’t enough money to go around. Especially for things like children’s school fees, books and…
Mushrooms for Sale
Characters Kwabena Agyei: radio host Owusu Bempa: Director of Bempah Mushroom Complex MR. KWABENA AGYEI -Welcome back to our series on farmer innovation and success stories. In our recent programs, we’ve heard about experimenting with test plots, sharing innovations, and a method from Africa for putting the nutrients back into the soil. Today’s program is about…