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Benefits of intercropping, cover crops, and agroforestry
FILIUS JERE: Climate change is a very big concern for many people today. Many things, but primarily human activities, cause climate change. However, in a nutshell, people’s reckless handling of the environment is mostly to blame. The use of fossil fuels and deforestation are two of the major causes of climate change, and the impacts…
New farming techniques bring hope for food security in Batoka, Zambia
Alice Lungu: Batoka is a small town in the southern province of Zambia. It has already experienced adverse effects from climate change, including a huge decrease in agricultural productivity, an increase in deaths of livestock resulting from loss of feed, dried-up rivers and other water bodies, and flooding. The government of Zambia and its partners…
Organic fertilizers
Organic fertilizers Read FRI’s radio resources on organic ways to fertilize your soils Dear broadcasting partners, Here is our theme pack for September, this time all about organic fertilizers. This pack has eight elements, including two backgrounders, one interview script, one drama, and four Barza Wire stories. Backgrounders Organic fertilizers Soil health Interviews Compost: A…
Rice
Spot #1: Site selection NARRATOR: What kind of sites are best for growing rice? Here’s three things to remember. One: Rice needs a clay loamy soil because rice is grown in water, and so the soil must retain water. Two: The land must be both flat and not…
Seeds
Here is our theme pack for August, this time featuring resources about seeds. The majority of human food starts as seeds, especially the seeds of cereal crops, legumes, nuts, vegetables, and fruit. Planting materials such as cuttings are also included in the broad definition of “seed,” as they are used to propagate varieties of many…
Rice
Here is our theme pack for April, this time all about rice. This pack has 12 elements, including three backgrounders, one interview script, one drama, one set of spots, and six Barza Wire stories. One resource is available in Bambara, in both written and audio format. Backgrounders Rice production and post-harvest activities The System…
Agroecological agriculture in Tanzania
Spot #1: Using agroecological farm inputs NARRATOR: Farmers! To get high yields and enhance your farm’s environment at the same time, it’s important to know how to prepare farm inputs agroecologically. Here are five tips! First, get all the information possible on the farm inputs you need. Second, research all possible sources of…
Selecting seeds and storing them for next season with agroecological principles
SFX: Signature tune up then under. HOST: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to today’s program, where we are going to learn about selecting and storing seeds for next season with agroecological techniques. To talk about it, I visited Mr. Emmanuel Kakore, a farmer who lives in Kisiwani village, Same District in the Kilimanjaro Region of northern…
Best agricultural practices for cassava, maize, rice, cocoa, and cowpea production in Nigeria and Ghana
Spot #1: High quality inputs and good farming practices give good yields NARRATOR: Farmers! To increase your crop yields, the most important thing you can do is buy and plant improved seeds and purchase high quality agricultural inputs such as fertilizer from a credible agrodealer. To complement high quality inputs, you should use…
Domesticating forest fruits to increase farmers’ income
HOST: Hello, dear listeners, and welcome to our program. Today with our guests, we will talk about how domestication has improved the food and nutritional aspects of the fruit called Gola or jujube (Ziziphus mauritiana), which can significantly improve the finances of farmers. We speak first with Mr. Diatta Marone, Director of the National Forestry…