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Grow More Food in Drylands with Planting Pits

June 1, 2005

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

June 1, 2005

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

June 1, 2005

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…

The Slow March of the Kalahari

June 1, 2005

SOUND OF A WINDMILL: RATTLE OF THE WHEEL TURNING AND REGULAR CLANKING OF THE ROD INSIDE THE PIPES AS IT PUMPS THE WATER FROM UNDERGROUND. THE WATER SPLASHES RHYTHMICALLY INTO A RESERVOIR. SOUNDS OF COUNTRYSIDE IN THE BACKGROUND. Solomon: My name is Solomon. Yes, just like that wise king in the bible. But I’m not…

Nature is Never Naked: The Importance of Mulch

June 1, 2005

SIGNATURE TUNE Narrator: How are you farmers and listeners today? Today we are going to hear a program that comes to you from “The Story Workshop” in Blantyre, Malawi. SIGNATURE TUNE UP AND THEN DOWN UNDER. Narrator: Today’s program is called “The river floods with water from the streams”. This traditional proverb means that each…

Choose the Right Trees to Grow with Crops

March 1, 2005

FADE IN MUSIC UNDER INTRODUCTION. Announcer: Agroforestry is a new word for something you may have been doing for years. It means growing crops with trees. Today we’re going to discuss how farmers grow trees and crops together. FADE OUT MUSIC. In years gone by, we used to leave a piece of land to rest…

Farmers who use improved fallows must replace phosphorous in soils

March 1, 2005

Characters In this program, the hosts are named Onyango and Rose. Please use names that your audience will relate to and recognize. Rose is very knowledgeable on the topics of agriculture and agroforestry. Onyango is also very keen and asks many good questions, but sometimes seems impatient. The two have a playful way of responding…

Tree planting

March 1, 2005

Spot #1 Planting trees is one way we can ensure a steady supply of wood. Where is the best place to plant a new tree? First decide what kind of tree you want. Then observe where that kind of tree grows naturally. Plant the tree seed or seedling in a similar place. If you find…

Kenyan Farmer Treasures the Calliandra Tree

March 1, 2005

CONTROL: FADE UP SIGN TUNE 5 SECONDS THEN UNDER. Host 1: Welcome dear listener to today’s programme about ‘High Value Trees.’ Our tree of the day is calliandra, and we will hear about the experience of a farmer in Kenya who grows this tree. Stay tuned. CONTROL: SIGN TUNE 2 SEC THEN UNDER. Host 2:…

Trees provide fodder for livestock

March 1, 2005

SOUND OF CAR DRIVING UP AND STOPPING. DOORS SLAM. DOGS BARK. FOOTSTEPS RUNNING. Sarah: Oh Sipho! What a long time! Just look at you. Such a smart car and such a nice tie! Have they put you in parliament already? Sipho: Hullo auntie! No, no, they haven’t put me in parliament. They say I am…