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Trees against disasters
Story #1: Trees against hunger Narrator : There is a serious drought in the village of Wonga. It hasn’t rained at all this year. Relief supplies are being brought in, but people are still hungry. Most families are eating only one meal a day. [surprised] But one family in the village does not seem to…
How Farmers can Adapt to a Changing Climate
How global warming affects the weather Have you heard of global warming? The earth is getting warmer because human actions – such as burning coal, oil and gas for energy – are increasing the levels of ‘greenhouse gases’ in the earth’s atmosphere. These gases, which include carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide, stop the sun’s…
The Adventures of Neddy the ParaVet: Fodder Trees Provide Nutritious Livestock Feed all Year
Characters Neddy: Animal Health Worker. Young man, enthusiastic and energetic. Uncle Chekwa: Farmer. Neddy’s uncle. Host Neddy : I’m Nedd and I’m a farmer. But I’m also an Animal Health Worker. I was chosen by the other people in my village to take a training course about livestock health. I learned about the most common animal diseases in…
Grow your own Fertilizer – Plant Cover Crops with Maize
Program host: Every day fertilizers cost more and more. And have you noticed that the fertilizers you buy don’t always keep the soil fertile? For this reason, many farmers around the world are growing cover crops — crops that cover the soil and keep it fertile. Cover crops are fertilizer crops. Could you grow fertilizer…
Growing Maize with Trees
Program host: When neighbours saw Fanuel Akutu planting trees in his field of maize, they laughed. They asked: Neighbours: What will you eat this year? Trees?! Program host: And they laughed again. SOUND OF NEIGHBOURS LAUGHING. Program host: Trees growing in a field of maize seemed funny. But the neighbours didn’t laugh for long. Today they believe that growing…
Improve Rice Yields Without Buying Fertilizer
What is a green manure crop? A green manure is a crop grown especially to add nitrogen to the soil. It is planted before or after rice, when the land is vacant. Then it is ploughed into the soil, while still green, as fertilizer. Green manure crops can: Provide free nitrogen Reduce fertilizer costs Reduce…
Storing Seeds in a Community Seed Bank
ANNOUNCER: Today we are continuing our series on community seed banks. In the last few [programs, days, weeks, ___________], we have learned how to decide whether your community needs a seed bank, how to find people to help with the bank, and different methods of collecting seeds for your bank. Today’s program is about storing…
Collecting Seeds for a Community Seed Bank
ANNOUNCER: Today, we are continuing our series on community seed banks. In previous programs, we talked about how seed banks protect local varieties of crops, and the importance of finding people in your community who will share the work of running the bank. The next part of building a seed bank is to collect the…
Starting a Community Seed Bank
FADE IN MUSIC. ANNOUNCER: [Yesterday, last week, _________] we talked about community seed banks, and why it is important to save seeds from local varieties of crops. Some people put their savings in a bank. When they need extra money, they can take out their savings. This is the way most banks work. A seed…
Does your Community Need a Seed Bank?
ANNOUNCER: Most people think of a bank as a place to save money. Today we are going to talk about a different sort of bank, one that contains seeds, not money. It is a community seed bank. Why save seeds? Without seeds, crops will not grow. A wide selection of seeds protects a farmer’s investment…