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Rearing and marketing poultry

January 22, 2021

Here is our first theme pack of FRI resources for the new year. This time, our resources cover various aspects of poultry production and marketing. This month’s theme pack includes ten items from our Resource Packs, including one narrative, one backgrounder, five interviews, two dramas, and one set of radio spots. It also includes five…

Animal health

September 24, 2019

A healthy animal is a productive animal. Here is our latest monthly theme pack of FRI resources, this month all about livestock health. The theme pack includes 14 Resource Pack items and 7 Barza Wire stories. Two items are available in Hausa. Many items are available in Swahili, so it has been published as a…

Managing livestock diseases: Mycoplasmosis and coccidiosis

July 3, 2019

Introduction   Why is this subject important to listeners? So that farmers know how to prevent coccidiosis and mycoplasmosis. So that farmers can recognize coccidiosis and mycoplasmosis symptoms in various livestock and identify animals affected by the diseases. So that farmers know adopt effective hygienic measures to better manage livestock shelters. So that farmers know…

Small livestock: Rabbits, bees & more

May 21, 2019

Small livestock and beekeeping are two activities that can act as a lucrative supplement to farmers’ incomes and help keep rural diets healthy and strong. The theme pack includes ten items from our Resource Packs: nine interview scripts and one drama script. The theme pack also includes 14 Barza Wire Farmer stories and one other Barza…

Storing dairy fodder for the dry season increases farmers’ income

March 22, 2019

PRESENTER: Hallo and welcome to your favourite farming program. My name is _____. Dairy farming is a major income earner for farmers in Kenya. Small-scale farmers produce milk for home consumption, and for selling to consumers in the informal market and to processors. They also make money by selling calves and heifers. Milk production fluctuates…

Dairy production

January 29, 2019

Introduction Why is this subject important to listeners? Because farmers involved in dairy production should know: How to design and construct a proper cow barn. The breeds best suited for dairy production in their environment. How to feed dairy cows to ensure maximum milk production. How to milk cows properly. How to handle milk to…

Training animals to do farm work

August 11, 2018

INTERVIEWER: In some countries, farmers, their wives and their children do all the farm work themselves. But in other countries, they have trained animals to do some of the hardest jobs. Today we will talk to an agricultural scientist who says that, if you want an ox or bullock to work for you, you don’t…

Care of a newborn calf and its mother

August 10, 2018

PEACOCK: Today, I have some hints for anyone who has one or more cows and wants them to produce strong healthy calves that don’t get sick easily. To begin with, to have a healthy newborn calf, the calf’s mother must be healthy while the calf is growing inside her. To be healthy, she must have…

Honey is good food that bees give you at no cost

October 6, 2017

Part A: How to make a simple beehive HOST:Honey is a good food that many more people could be using. And they could be getting honey without any cost at all! That’s because there are honeybees almost everywhere in the world. And some of them could be working for you! Honey, of course, comes from…

Resources about livestock health

July 31, 2017

Here is our latest monthly theme pack of FRI resources, all about livestock health. The theme pack includes thirteen scripts and two Barza Wire stories. Scripts External parasites of chickens: Impact and management Backgrounder: Raising goats Good donkey care reaps multiple benefits Farmer uses vet’s advice to save chickens from Newcastle disease Chicken diseases Hard…