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Farming for resilience: Climate-smart and circular regenerative agriculture practices for sustainable livelihoods
SFX: SIGNATURE TUNE HOST: Climate change is here and it is a lived reality. Communities all over are experiencing changes in seasons, prolonged droughts, flooding, and emerging pests and diseases. What once seemed predictable is now uncertain. The rains delay, stop abruptly, or come too heavily. Crops fail or produce low yields and livestock suffer…
How communities in Mulanje, Malawi are restoring forests and livelihoods
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC UP, THEN FADE OUT HOST: Good day listener, and welcome to yet another informative program on small-scale farming. In today’s show, we turn our attention to the rural community of Mulanje in Malawi. Mulanje is a beautiful village nestled at the base of Mount Mulanje, but the…
Inspired by nature. For climate and food security
For decades, scientists have been talking about climate change, journalists have been covering climate change, and individuals have been experiencing climate change. Rising seas, raging wildfires, heatwaves, erratic rainfall, pest infestations, droughts and crop failures. Beneath the noise, calls for action, and urgency to slow the warming of the planet, there are quiet steps being…
Women in agrifood systems in Uganda
Introduction Agrifood systems are agricultural value chain activities of growing, harvesting, processing, packaging, transporting, distributing, trading, buying, preparing, eating food and disposing its waste. When discussing any aspect of the agrifood system, it is important to consider: gender division of labour; control over resources and assets, including income; decision-making power; time use and unpaid care…
Honey production and its impact on the environment
Dear broadcasting partners, Honey is more than a sweet treat or source of income. It plays a vital role in supporting healthy ecosystems and sustainable livelihoods. Across many communities, beekeeping offers a practical, low-cost activity that can generate income while working in harmony with nature. Bees are essential pollinators, contributing to biodiversity, food production, and…
How agroecology protects nature and supports crops
RISING SIGNATURE TUNE, THEN FADE OUT HOST: Hello dear listeners, I’m [name], and in this episode, we explore how agroecology can help farmers in Tanzania overcome the growing challenges of climate change. Here in Dodoma, farmers often face drought, unpredictable rainfall, and declining soil fertility. But what if there were a way of…
Circular and Regenerative Agriculture
Dear broadcasting partners, Circular and regenerative agriculture are gaining momentum as sustainable approaches to strengthening food systems and restoring the health of our soils, ecosystems, and communities. Yet, many farmers and listeners are still unfamiliar with these concepts or may believe they are too complex, costly, or only suited to large-scale operations. In reality, circular…
Agroforestry and Community Forest Management in Zambia
HOST: In today’s program, we discuss the benefits of agroforestry and community forest management. As observed by many, Zambia loses roughly 250,000–300,000 hectares of forest every year. We would like to understand what organizations working together with farmers are doing about it. We will ask questions such as: What is agroforestry and community forest…
Questions about circular and regenerative agriculture for experts
Suggested questions for foresters Please introduce yourself to us and tell us what your work as a forester is about? Kindly explain what is agroforestry, and what types of agroforestry systems are there? Please explain to us in which farming environments, each of the types of agroforestry systems you have discussed, are applied. Does the…
Questions for farmers practising regenerative agriculture
Suggested questions for farmers in regenerative agriculture With me today is Mr. [Name], a farmer from [Village] who practises agroforestry together with his wife and children. He owns about three acres of land where he grows crops and integrates trees into his farming system. How long have you been a farmer? How big is your…