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Interview with the potato
Host: Greetings to all the listeners tuning in to the show. Today we’re going to talk about the history of the potato. And who better to speak than the potato himself?! The potato is going to talk to us about the importance of local knowledge and practices. These practices are often passed down to us…
One Good Idea Leads to Another in Cameroon
Host: The program you are about to hear is about understanding and respecting local farming practices. Sometimes these practices are passed down from our parents and grandparents and we continue to use them because they still work well. But sometimes farmers develop new practices based on their own ideas and experiments. The farmers in this story…
A Traditional Milling Technique
Characters Announcer: Your regular station announcer. Pima Older woman farmer. Soyang Woman farmer. Announcer: Hello, and welcome to (name of show or segment). I am your host, (host’s name). Today’s show is about understanding and respecting local knowledge and practices. For example think about the tools you use to process food. These tools often work well because they are…
A Local Farmer Predicts Floods
Characters Narrator Mr. Biggie : Wise villager who can predict oncoming floods Jojo : Young village boy Dino : Jojo’s father Dr. de la Cruz : Government scientist Narrator : You learn a lot about the local weather, especially if you have lived in one place for a long time. You observe what’s happening around you, and in time…
Farmers and Scientists Working Together
Example 1 – Farmers and scientists re-discover and improve a traditional livestock cure Sheep farming is common in the highlands of Peru. But a continuing problem for some sheep farmers is a parasite called ‘sheep ked’. This parasite weakens sheep, and damages the hide and fleece. The sheep do not produce as much meat, and the…
Rural Youth Success Stories
Part 1: Characters Program host Carlos or Carla : This part can be read by a male or female actor, around 20 years old. FADE IN THEME MUSIC SOFTLY. Program host : Welcome to our series on “Rural Youth Success Stories.” In these programs, we hear the stories of young people who have chosen to…
Youth Credit Supports Youth Business
Characters Program host Geraldo : A young person who runs a small business Miguel : A friend of Geraldo Nadia : A young woman who started a credit collective in her village Program host : Finding jobs and earning income can be difficult for young people today. This is especially true in rural areas. Many…
Grow and Eat Nutritious Yams
Program host: Today our program is about a popular and important food. The YAM! Some of you probably eat yams every day. Yams are often served on special occasions. No matter how they are used, yams taste delicious and are good for you. MUSICAL BREAK (five seconds). Program host: Why a program about yams? Because…
My Friend the Dependable Sweet Potato
Program host: Mrs. Nyanga asked her primary eight school students to write an essay on friendship. Each student had to read their essay to the class and explain what made his or her friend so special. They also had to write about how you treat people who are your friends. Mrs. Nyanga was expecting essays…
Farmers Experiment and Discover: You Can Store Cassava
Characters Maria : A farmer, and narrator of the story Sammi : Maria’s neighbour, also a farmer MUSIC (Bring up program theme music and play for 10 seconds. Fade out to Maria.). [Narration] Maria: My name is Maria, and I grow cassava. It used to be that, when the harvest time came, I had little to do. I…