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Raising goats
Save and edit this resource as a Word document. Why is this subject important to listeners? Because farmers who want to raise goats should know: • The right age and weight for young goats to begin mating, and the best season to mate. • The best breeding methods. • Symptoms of common goat diseases and…
External parasites of chickens: Impact and management
HOST: Good morning, dear listeners. This morning, we will learn how to cope with external parasites in chickens. These are creatures such as fleas, lice, and ticks. We will be talking with Mr. Adama Sacko, who grows crops and raises chickens in Balandougou. Balandougou is a small village in the county of Oussoubidiagna, in…
Raising quail: An easy and profitable business for farmers in Cameroon
SIGN TUNE GRADUALLY FADES UNDER THE VOICE OF THE HOST HOST: Hello. Welcome to (program title) on (name of the station). Today, we will talk about raising quail. Quail are small birds about the size of a chick, which look a little bit like partridges. They were not very popular ten years ago, but raising…
Good donkey care reaps multiple benefits
Sig tune up then under Host: Hello and welcome to another edition of Farmer to farmer . Did you know that, if you are a small-scale farmer living far from the market in an area where there are no proper roads, a donkey can save you money and time? If you want to find out…
Why insects might be the ideal feed for chickens and fish, part 2
HOST: Dear listener, welcome again to our most-listened-to farming program, broadcast every (day of the week) from ___ to ___. I am your presenter, (name of presenter). Last week, in part one of this program, we learnt from farmers in the Wakiso district of central Uganda how breeding earthworms has improved the quality and quantity…
Why insects might be the ideal feed for chickens and fish, part I
HOST: Hello listener, I welcome you to our most-listened-to farming program, broadcast every (day of the week) from ___ to ___. I am your presenter, (name of presenter). In today’s program, we are going to talk about the different ways farmers canraiseinsects for chicken and fish feed. A goodnumber of farmers in Uganda are already…
Cowpea haulms to the rescue: Using cowpea residues to feed livestock
CHARACTERS WAREWAA: 41-year-old small-scale farmer who raises goats and sheep and owns a cowpea farm NANAAMA: 35-year-old cowpea farmer and Warewaa’s close friend NANCY: extension officer posted to Beduase KOOFORI: 55-year-old small-scale farmer. NANA (CHIEF): 67-year-old chief of Beduase town SPEAKERS: Voices of townsfolk SCENE 1 SETTING: WAREWAA’S HOME CHARACTERS: WAREWAA, NANAAMA SFX: BIRDS…
Farmer uses vet’s advice to save chickens from Newcastle disease
CHARACTERS: MARIAM KONÉ: journalist at L’Annonceur newspaper SOUMAÏLA DIAKITÉ: poultry farmer, Flaboula village MOUSSA KONÉ: veterinary technician MARIAM KONÉ: Dear listeners, good evening. Once again, thank you for choosing Radio La voix des paysans. Welcome to Rural Development, our weekly show. Today, we present the story of a young poultry farmer faced with…
Chicken diseases
Story about dealing with chicken diseases Sogodogo Sarata Berthé is a 65-year-old widow living in Bougouni, 165 kilometres from Bamako, the capital of Mali. After retiring from the Malian postal service, Sarata completely shifted to raising poultry. But like any woman wanting to become an entrepreneur, she faced challenges.She started by successfully raising local chickens…
Raising guinea fowl for food and income
Why is this subject important to listeners? Men and women in many countries can improve their families’ food and nutrition intake and make good money at the market by raising guinea fowl. But farmers must follow good practices to reap the benefits! What are some key facts? Guinea fowl meat is nutritious and the birds’…