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The Root of Life

May 20, 2013

Topics and formats of the 40 cassava AgTips EPISODE TOPIC FORMAT   Introducing The Root of Life Drama   Mesozi’s story Drama   Introducing cassava Drama   Selecting the right land to grow cassava Drama   Choosing the right cassava variety Drama   Let’s plant cassava! Jingle   Correct spacing for your cassava cuttings Drama…

Processing Cereals into Local Beer: An Income-Generating Activity for Women

December 1, 2012

Host: Bernadette Zongo is a woman in her fifties. She is married to a school teacher, and they have two daughters and a son. Mrs. Zongo lives in Ziniaré, a city thirty-five kilometres from Burkina Faso’s capital city, Ouagadougou. Mrs. Zongo didn’t expect everything to come from her husband. She just wanted to do something…

Making Traditional Mustard in Moba Country, Togo

June 28, 2012

Narrator: Today’s program explains how to make traditional mustard from African locust bean seeds. The African locust bean is a medicinal plant whose leaves are used for treating fever, bronchitis and intestinal parasitic diseases. Its bark and roots are prescribed as remedies against sterility, bronchitis, tracheitis, pneumonia, leprosy and venereal diseases. Its yellow pulp is…

Storing Cowpea Seeds for a Season and a Reason

June 20, 2012

Characters: Host Male farmer, Mr. John Wasonga Female farmer, Mrs. Joyce Omondi Theme music to introduce programme, then fade out. Host: Greetings listeners! Welcome to today’s programme, ‘Storing cowpea seeds for a season and a reason’. The focus today is on proper storage of cowpeas to protect them from pest attack. Our guests will guide…

Three Fishing Ladies with a Message about Solar Dryers

June 20, 2012

Characters: Host Fisherwoman #1 (from Sao Tome and Principe) Fisherwoman #2 (from Nigeria) Fisherwoman #3 (from the Republic of Congo) Host: Hello and welcome to today’s very special program. In a few moments, we will be talking with three women from fishing communities in three different countries: Sao Tome and Principe, Nigeria and the Republic…

High Quality Crops Improve Income and Reduce Poverty

June 20, 2012

Cue in signature tune and fade under presenter. Presenter: Hi, and welcome to today’s presentation of Voice of the Farmer, brought to you with the compliments of the Zambia National Farmers’ Union. I am your presenter, Alice Lungu Banda. Stay tuned. Fade up signature tune and out. Presenter: Farmers in Zambia have succeeded in diversifying…

Aflatoxin, Enemy of Food and People

June 20, 2012

Signature tune, then fade under narrator. Host: In Africa, as elsewhere, poor quality food is sometimes responsible for the poor health of both people and livestock. Food can be contaminated by insect damage, pesticide residues, or poisons from types of fungus which grow on food. One of the most dangerous contaminants is aflatoxin. Aflatoxin is…

Let’s Preserve Our Fruit and Vegetables!

June 20, 2012

HOST: Today’s program explains how to use traditional methods to preserve certain local fruits and vegetables. Tamarind and roselle, called bissap in Senegal, will be the focus of our program. We will start with tamarind. Tamarind is a fruit that contains a brown, sugary pulp that is sticky and a bit sour to the taste….

Powder of Little Pepper Protects Stored Rice

June 20, 2012

Theme music up, then slow fade and under host. HOST: Welcome to the programme. You may know that insect and microbe pests cause serious damage to rice crops in West Africa. But did you know that there are local solutions? Today, we will listen to Mr. Bamba, a rice farmer from Guinea. Mr. Bamba uses…

A Local Plant Prevents Pest Damage to Stored Seeds

June 20, 2012

Theme music fades up then under host. HOST: Dear listeners, welcome to today’s show. Theme music fades up then under host. HOST: Listeners, today we have great news! In today’s program we are going to tell you about a local plant which can prevent pest damage to stored seeds. Stay tuned and a local expert…