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Which is the Most Important Tree of All?
Program #1 All trees are very important. But many times I ask people this question. Which is the most important tree of all? This is a very important question. The most important tree is the one whose use you do not know. Many times people argue that they cut down trees because they don’t know…
Villagers in Malawi Discuss the Role of Trees in Their Community
SIGNATURE TUNE Narrator: Good afternoon farmers and all listeners. Today we are going to hear a program that comes to you from ‘The Story Workshop’ in Malawi. MUSICAL JINGLE: Let us take care of Natural forest. There are many wild fruit trees there, There are bwemba trees, There are masuku trees, There are baobab trees….
Camels Provide Farmers in Drylands with Milk and Income
Host: Good morning (evening, afternoon), Mr. Kipaseyia. Welcome to our program today. Kipaseyia: I am very happy to be here and talk about the benefits and the wonders of camels. Host: Camels are not native to this part of Kenya, I believe. How were they first introduced? Kipaseyia: In 1995 there was a bad drought….
Improved Fallows Provide Benefits for Farmers
SOUND OF RUNNING FOOTSTEPS. Farmer 1: (upset) Sam, Sam are you there? Come quickly… someone is occupying my field! Farmer 2: Hello neighbour! What’s the problem? You say someone is occupying your field? Farmer 1: I was just coming home from town – passing my fields – when I noticed something peculiar. The field that…
Improved fallows for African farmers
What is the difference between a natural fallow and an improved fallow? Natural fallow is simply land resting from cultivation. Usually it is left to natural vegetation for a long period to restore soil fertility. Improved fallow is also land resting from cultivation, but the farmer plants leguminous trees, shrubs and/or herbaceous cover crops on…
The Promise of Conservation Agriculture
Why Conservation Agriculture? According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, tillage methods used by most farmers today are a major cause of soil erosion and desertification on many agricultural lands. As a result, farmers and scientists have been working to find alternatives to conventional tillage – ways to farm that…
Is Tillage Really Necessary? The Benefits of Conservation Agriculture
Host: If you go to the fields around planting time, you will see most farmers out ploughing their fields. But does ploughing cause more problems than solutions for farmers? Maybe. Is tillage really necessary? Maybe not. These are the questions we’re going to discuss today on this program. Please stay tuned. MUSICAL BREAK Host 1:…
Grow More Food in Drylands with Planting Pits
HOST 1: Today we’re going to talk about a way for farmers to improve soils and get higher crop yields. This is a method that be effective even if you have dry soils with a hard crust. HOST 2: That’s right. On today’s program farmers are going to learn how to use planting pits to…
Farmers Have Important Knowledge About Weather and Environmental Change – Part I: Part II: Preparing for Drought
STRONG WIND BLOWING. QUICK KNOCK ON DOOR. Baba: (OFF) Yes, who is that? Ango: (ON) Baba, it’s me Ango. DOOR QUICKLY OPENS AND CLOSES. Baba: Come in Ango it’s cold outside. And by the way what are you doing in my house? You just got married! Ango: Baba wisdom comes with age, it is you,…
Farmers Have Important Knowledge About Weather and Environmental Change–Part I: Learning About Local Signs of Drought
BRING UP THEME MUSIC AND CROSS FADE INTO EFFECTS. EARLY MORNING VILLAGE NOISES. CRACKLE OF FIRE BURNING. DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES. Binta: (Coming on mic shivering.) Ah! Asabe it’s so cold outside Didn’t they say this harmattan would end about three weeks ago? Asabe: What’s your problem with the harmattan Binta? Do you prefer the…