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Rice production
Introduction: Rice is the seed of the grass species Oryza sativa (Asian rice) or Oryza glaberrima (African rice). It is the main source of food for hundreds of millions of people worldwide. The natural habitat of rice is tropical swamplands, but it can also be cultivated in a variety of subtropical and tropical habitats. Unlike…
Growing soybean
Introduction Soybean (Glycine max) originated in East Asia, and was introduced to Africa in the late 1800s, and to Tanzania in the early 1900s. Most soybean in Tanzania is grown in the Southern Highlands. There is an increasing demand for soybean to nutritionally fortify human foods. Many small- to medium-scale processors (mostly women) in Tanzania…
Madeline and Musa: Soybean practices for better yields and income
Scene 1 Location: In Bibi Anase’s house. Day. Characters: Bibi Anase, Madelina Background SFX: Heavy knocks on the door SFX: KNOCKING ON THE DOOR BY BIBI ANASE BIBI ANASE: (NEAR THE MIC, SHOUTING) Mende! Mende! Hey, Mendelina! SFX: BIBI ANASE SHOUTS WHILE STILL KNOCKING AT THE DOOR BIBI ANASE: Mende! Hey, Mende, are you not…
Not all mosaics are lovely: Fighting cassava mosaic disease, cassava’s deadliest virus
HOST: Hello, my name is ___. Welcome to our program today. Today we will be talking about cassava mosaic disease in Nigeria. We will be speaking to cassava farmers from across the country about their experiences with the disease and how they managed it. In Nigeria, cassava is one of the most important food and…
One head cannot lift a roof (Mutu umodzi susenza denga)
CHARACTERS AYAYA: 40-year-old woman with four children. The oldest is a boy aged 15. She is a widowed cassava farmer who plants the crop mostly for food and sells the surplus to supplement the family income, which mostly comes from working in other people’s gardens in her village and the villages beyond. CHIMWENE: Ayaya’s 15-year-old…
Rice farming: Yaayaa adopts new methods and gets a bountiful harvest
CHARACTERS YAAYAA: Single mother and rice farmer, 30 years of age. She is hard-working and this is a threat to the best farmer in the community. MR. OWUSU: Rice farmer in Dwirabra community, 47 years old, the best farmer they have had in years. He is not dynamic because he believes he is the best….
Growing common bean
Introduction Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is the most popular food legume* in the world. It was introduced to Tanzania about 300 years ago. In Tanzania and much of East Africa, common bean is grown for home consumption and for sale. East African farmers produce more than half of common beans grown in in Africa….
Soil erosion
Save and edit this resource as a Word document. Why is this subject important to listeners? Soil erosion reduces crop yields and silts up waterways, resulting in lower crop production, flooding, and pollution. On average, past soil erosion on agricultural land in Africa has reduced yields by more than 8% since the land was first…
Soil fertility
Save and edit this resource as a Word document. Introduction Soil fertility has been defined as “the capacity of soil to supply sufficient quantities and proportions of essential nutrients and water required for optimal growth of specified plants as governed by the soil’s chemical, physical, and biological attributes.” Agriculture is the main source of both…
Farmers grow old, but farming is constantly new: New standards for growing and harvesting cassava
NARRATOR: Mbarute is a young farmer who lives in the countryside with his parents. He is a clever young man and his cassava harvest proves this to his father, Semana. If you want to know how to treat your cassava harvest, listen to this drama! SCENE 1 NARRATOR: It’s evening after the Sunday rest and…