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Raising goats to beat the drought in eastern Kenya
Sig tune up then under Host: Good morning and welcome to another edition of the Farmer to farmer program. Today we are going to look at the effects of drought and what farmers are doing to cope with it. I visited some farmers in Mwingi, eastern Kenya who have made a successful switch from cattle…
Farmers use agroforestry practices to heal farmland damaged by deforestation and soil erosion
FADE UP SIGTUNE NARRATOR: It’s time for Let’s conserve and restore our natural resources, a program about how natural resources serve small-scale farmers and what we must do to get maximum benefits from farming. Please ensure that you have your pen and paper ready to take important notes. FADE OUT SIGTUNE FILIUS: Welcome to the…
Rebuilding the land II – plugging the soil leaks
HOST: Greetings, listeners, and welcome to the program. My name is ____. Today, we’ll show how farmers are reducing soil erosion and increasing crop yields in the hilly villages around Mount Elgon in Kapchorwa District, eastern Uganda. I am in Kapchorwa District to visit farmers and learn about different ways to reduce soil erosion on…
Rebuilding the land I – restoring forest landscapes
HOST: Greetings, listeners, and welcome to the program. My name is ____. I am in Sanzara village in Kapchorwa district in the Mount Elgon area of eastern Uganda. I am here to visit a few farmers to learn about the importance of trees to agriculture. Later, I will chat with a field assistant who works…
Balancing worry and hope: Ethiopian farmers talk about the impact of climate change
MUSIC: SIG TUNE UP THEN UNDER HOST: A changing climate is shifting weather patterns all over the world. / The number of hot days is increasing and intense rainfall events are becoming more common than in past decades. In Ethiopia and elsewhere in Africa, farmers are having a difficult time. Today, you will hear…
Being faithful to the local proverb ‘There is strength in unity’ spells success for Malawian groundnut farmers (Alimi a Mtedza ku Malawi Akupha Makwacha Kudzera M’mwambi oti ‘Mu Umodzi Muli Mphamvu’)
Characters: Host (studio presenter) Field reporter (George Kalungwe) Farmers: Ignansio Chisale (male) and Austokia Jumbe (female) Extension workers: George Kasokola, Deputy Agriculture Extension Development Coordinator, Chiosya Agricultural Extension Planning Area, Mchinji, Malawi HOST: Welcome to the program. Today we focus on how some groundnut farmers in Malawi have transformed their lives through approaching farming…
He who has a running tummy opens the toilet door: Land preparation for groundnuts
CHARACTERS Mr. and Mrs. Chiri: A hard-working family. The wife leads the way. The husband appreciates the leading role the wife plays and supports her by joining her in the garden. They are hunger-free throughout the year because they grow cash crops and maize, the staple food. They have a corrugated-iron-roofed house, a new…
The early bird catches the worm: Kambalame kolawirira ndiko kamatola nyongolotsi
CHARACTERS: CHIBWE CHIEF SECRETARY TEMBO NAMILAZI WOMAN Main messages: Buy seeds from reliable sources. If you are planting recycled seed or buying from unreliable sources, make sure you have time to test the germination rate. Buy seed early so that you can plant with the first effective planting rains. Make sure you have many ways…
A friend in need is a friend indeed: Keeping your groundnuts free from aflatoxin contamination.
Part 1: Charity begins at home. Estimated running time for episode 1: 30 minutes with beginning and end music. CHARACTERS CHIBWE: Ambitious, drunkard and hard-working NAMILAZI: Wife of Mr. Chibwe and sister of Mr. Gama. Intelligent, she is a standard 8 dropout because her parents could not afford to pay secondary school for two children….
How Millet Farmers are Adapting to Climate Change in Northern Ghana
PRESENTER: Dear listeners, welcome to our radio program Dunia hamisim, which means “the world weather changes.” Whether you call it global weather changes or global warming or climate change, this is an issue of great concern to farmers in northern Ghana. This is particularly true for communities and farm settlements along the White Volta River…