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Mangoes: Production and post-harvest
This theme pack includes five items from our Resource Packs and three Farmer stories from Barza Wire, and includes two Resource Pack items in Swahili. In addition, we have ten videos from Access Agriculture and ten videos from Shamba Shape Up, nine of which are available in Swahili. Backgrounder Backgrounder: Reducing post-harvest losses in mango…
Resources about post-harvest processing and storage for cereals
Here is our latest monthly theme pack of FRI resources, this month all about post-harvest management and processing of cereal crops. The theme pack includes ten scripts and four Barza Wire stories. Scripts Papa Akwesi learns: Careful post-harvest management maximizes maize income Farmers work together to safely store muskuwaari sorghum in northern Cameroon Scientists are…
Post-harvest activities in cassava
Introduction Cassava originated in tropical South America. It was introduced to the Congo Basin in the mid-1500s, and to East Africa in the 1700s. In Africa, 93 percent of cassava produced is consumed as food, making it vital for food security in rural households. Over 500 million people in sub-Saharan Africa rely on cassava as…
Farmers adopt eco-friendly, zero-energy storage technique for vegetables in northern Ghana
HOST 1: Hello, listeners. On today’s program, we will be discussing a very simple and eco-friendly post-harvest technology that farmers here in northern Ghana have been using to store their fresh produce. It is a technology originally developed in India and transferred to Ghana by the World Vegetable Center. Working with food and post-harvest engineer…
Packed and ready to go: Good quality packaging and handling boosts income from tomato sales
CHARACTERS: EXTENSION OFFICER: Man in mid-forties, knowledgeable and trained in agriculture. MAINA: Good farmer, likes to pay attention to detail and determined to succeed. WANJA: Very impatient, proud. Not-so-serious lady farmer, does not pay much attention to detail and likes doing things the same old way. She likes instant success and is always ready to…
Dried and delicious: Solar dryers help growers store fruits and vegetables longer
HOST: Welcome, listeners, to our farmer program. In this segment, we are going to talk about drying fruits and vegetables—a great practice for your health and for profits. We know that vegetables are important for a healthy diet. Not just because they add colour to our meal. But green leafy vegetables, or carrots, or tomatoes—they…
Cowpea post-harvest activities
Introduction and how to use this issue pack This issue pack is designed to give radio broadcasters the information needed to create effective and entertaining radio programs about post-harvest activities in cowpea. It talks about post-harvest cowpea in northern Ghana, but you can easily adapt the information to other sub-Saharan African countries where cowpeas are…
Using high quality rice seed in northern Ghana
Signature tune for 10 seconds, then fade and hold under HOST: Welcome to your favourite farmer’s program. Today’s topic is good quality rice seed. Insert voice clip: Rice is one crop that is universal, because there are rice meals in almost all cultures in the world. That means money for rice farmers. Itis the main…
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…
Mr. Bana’s mill: Quality standards for fresh potatoes and cassava
NARRATOR: Potatoes and cassava are important root and tuber crops and are a great source of energy in many parts of the world. Millions of farmers in Eastern Africa grow cassava and potato, mostly for home consumption or to sell fresh in the market. By processing and adding value, farmers can make even more…