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Fires deliberately set for agriculture, their impacts and alternatives
Introduction Today, soil degradation is occurring in most parts of Africa. This manifests in the impoverishment of agricultural land, the destruction of forests, soil erosion, and other impacts. Human activities have played a part in this. For example, certain agricultural practices such as deliberately-set fires have a negative impact on soils and the general…
Senegalese farmers struggle to find solutions to soil salinity
SPEAKERS FARMER 1: Ousseynou Sokoma, farmer, co-owner of the farm, Les jumeaux (The twins) FARMER 2: Assane Sokoma, co-owner of the farm, Les Jumeaux FARMER 3: Moustapha Cissé, Chairman of the National Union of Agricultural Cooperatives SPECIALIST: Yacine Badiane, Director of the National Crop Production Research Laboratory, Senegalese Agricultural Research Institute HOST: Soils in many…
Desertification & drought
Here is our theme pack of FRI resources for June. This month, to mark the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought on June 17, we focus on resources related to desertification, drought, and growing food crops in dry lands. The theme pack includes 10 items from our Resource Packs: seven interview scripts, two dramas,…
The benefits of conservation agriculture
SIGNATURE TUNE HOST A: Hello! Welcome to your farmer program! Today’s topic is all about conservation agriculture and the benefits of minimum tillage. Farmers in Ethiopia tend to till their land repeatedly as they are sure it increases yield. They believe that reduced tillage stops them from taking full advantage of their farmland. In fact,…
Handling animal manure
NARRATOR: If you keep livestock or poultry, we have some hints for you. Here’s Barbara Peacock. PEACOCK: Today, I’d like to talk about using animal manure and urine as fertilizer for crops. We all know that animal manure is good fertilizer. It improves the soil by adding organic matter and essential nutrients for good plant…
Conservation agriculture: High yields, low production costs, and improved soil fertility
SIG TUNE UP THEN UNDER HOST: Hello and welcome to Farmer to Farmer. In our program today, we talk about conservation agriculture in Kenya. Did you know that conservation agriculture is a method of farming that produces high crop yields while reducing farming costs, maintaining soil fertility, and conserving water? It has three basic principles….
Kuapa, nea ofo dua pa na yepia no (Help is given only to those who make an effort): Farmers try no-till farming in Ghana’s Ashanti Region
CHARACTERS:Hamdia Hawah Mohammed: Main host Abena Danso Dansoa: Field host Dr. Kofi Boa: Founder and Director, Centre for No-Till Agriculture Kwami Anane, farmer Akua Abrafi, farmer HAMDIA: Hello, my name is Hamdia Hawah Mohammed, and I welcome all my listeners to Farm broadcast. Today, we are going to be discussing no-till farming and planting through…
Backgrounder: Using permanent soil cover in conservation agriculture
Why is this subject important to listeners? Because farmers who are interested in maintaining permanent soil cover should know: How covering the soil contributes to soil health. The various methods of maintaining soil cover. The types of crops and crop residues best used to cover the soil. The amount of soil cover required. (Conservation agriculture…
Women farmers using conservation agriculture offer tips to increase yield
SIG TUNE: FADE IN, THEN FADE UNDER HOST HOST: Hello and welcome to your favourite farming program, Conservation Agriculture Today. (PAUSE) Women make a vital contribution to agriculture and to rural economies, contributing more than half of agricultural production in Africa. There has been a big increase in the number of small-scale women farmers who…
Local farmers find ways to scale-up conservation agriculture to larger areas
MUSIC:SIGTUNE, THEN FADE UNDER HOST HOST: Hello and welcome to our farming program on Radio ___. I will be your host today as we travel to Chihanga village in the central region of Dodoma, the capital city of Tanzania. Chihanga is one of the five villages in the city where farmers are using conservation agriculture….