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These Crops will Help you Through the Drought
ANNOUNCER: “Where are the rains? My crops are dying. How will I feed my family?” Have you heard someone say this? Have you said it yourself? Things can look desperate when you’re depending on the rain – and the rain doesn’t come. What’s the solution? Well, there are some ways to make the water you…
The Many Uses of Water Hyacinth
FADE UP MUSIC. FADE DOWN MUSIC. ANNOUNCER: Today you are going to hear about the many uses of the water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes). The water hyacinth grows all over the world. It is a purple flowering plant that covers many ponds and rivers. Water hyacinth grows very, very quickly. Fish cannot breathe and boats cannot…
Catch Rain from Your Roof
Save and edit this resource as a Word document ANNOUNCER: Have you noticed that it’s getting more and more difficult to find clean water? Well, here is good news for listeners who walk a long way to get water. There is a way to collect water with very little effort – let the water come…
A Dryland Garden Tour
FADE IN MUSIC. FADE OUT MUSIC AS ANNOUNCER BEGINS SPEAKING. ANNOUNCER: Today we are going visiting. We are going to visit a dryland garden at the Fambidzanai Permaculture Centre in Zimbabwe. In the garden we will learn about ways to grow crops with limited water. During the tour you will hear about mulching, pit beds,…
Save Soil on Hillside Plots
ANNOUNCER: Is it possible to grow vegetables on a steep slope and prevent soil erosion at the same time? Farmers in a hilly part of Nigeria have a special way of growing vegetables on steep slopes. The method prevents good soil from washing down the hillsides, and holds water in the soil. And farmers can…
Infiltration Pits Catch Water for Crops
ANNOUNCER: You are about to hear the story of a woman who found a way to hold more water in the soil for her crops. Her name is Azmera Atseba and she is 39 years old. She farms in Eastern Tigray, a part of Ethiopia in Africa. She grows mostly cereal crops – teff, wheat,…
Garden While you Shower
I’m gardening with my shower Don’t think I want to stop I’m bathing with my garden And I’m watering my crop ANNOUNCER: Bathing with your fruits and vegetables may not sound like fun, but it can be very practical. The water that drains from your shower will irrigate vegetables and tree seedlings. You can even…
How Trees Store Water and Protect Springs
Have you noticed that trees and water are always found together? Like good neighbours, trees and water help each other to prosper. Listen to the stories of your grandparents. They may say, “When we were children, there were forests and trees all around, and there were cool springs of water that flowed from the hillsides…
Intercropping
1. Maize and sweet potatoes How can you grow more food on your land? And save time? And protect your soil? Intercropping! Intercropping means growing more than one crop in your field at the same time. Farmers in Nepal grow maize and sweet potatoes together. They learned this method from their parents, who learned it…
How to Intercrop Yam, Maize, Melon and Cowpea
Our grandmothers and grandfathers had some very good ideas. They observed their fields and saw that some crops grew well when planted with other kinds of crops. Today we call it intercropping when a farmer plants two or more crops in the same field. Intercropping has many advantages. It reduces weed, pest and disease problems….