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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….
Resources on soil fertility
We are very pleased to present our second monthly theme pack of existing FRI resources, this time focusing on soil fertility. This collection represents some of the best resources on soil fertility that we’ve published over the past decade. Background information The promise of conversation agriculture Issue pack on soil health Interview and drama scripts…
Soil erosion and cropping on sloping land
Part A: Steep hillside land INTERVIEWER: Soil is a farmer’s most precious resource. Good soil is necessary for growing good crops. But if you farm on a hillside, rainwater can wash away your soil—and with it your livelihood. This is called soil erosion. In this script, we talk with an expert who advises farmers…
Compost: A solution to impoverishment of the soil and the impact of overusing chemical fertilizers
SFX: Sound of female traders chatting, animals, and engines. host starts speaking in the noise of the market, which then fades under his or her voice. HOST: Hello, dear listeners. This morning, we’ll see how farmers from the Mopti region, and specifically those from Bandjougou village, manage without using chemical fertilizers in their fields….