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Farmers in Niger benefit from letting trees grow in their fields
HOST: Welcome, listeners. Today we are going to talk about a farming practice called Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration or FMNR, which is practiced by many farmers in southern Niger. In FMNR, farmers protect and actively manage the regrowth of certain types of trees in their fields in order to bring back vegetation to an arid…
What fattens pigs is still a mystery
CHARACTERS Martha: a widowed mother of two children and head of the family Mr. Nine: agriculture field adviser in the village employed by government Takondwa: a fictional name for Martha’s daughter John: a fictional name for Martha’s son Reporter: a reporter for a popular farmers’ radio magazine Musical link cross fading into below SCENE ONE…
Issue Pack: Soil fertility and climate change
Farmer success stories on soil fertility Samison Banda, from Mchinji, Malawi, manages his farm with his sister and two nephews. Because his fields lie on a hillside, his ridges and crops were often washed away by heavy rains in the past. “I used to plant three to four times every year because ridges were…
Composting, a better practice to improve soil fertility: The case of Dien
CHARACTERS Amadou Neguetan Fomba: farmer in Dien Tafara Fomba: farmer in Dien Bah N’Golo Fomba: Chief of Dien village Seydou Doumbia: agricultural extension worker in Dien Malamine Simpara: technician, agricultural extension worker Musical break LAMINE TOGOLA: This is Radio Fanaka, the voice of farmers, fishermen and cattle-breeders. We went to the village of Dien, which…
Improve manure to make better fertilizer
Characters Philip: A city radio host Dr. Compost, Ph.D.(Peter Composter): Agricultural specialist, about age 70, somewhat forgetful. He has a farming background and also a university education. His problem is that, sometimes, he digresses from the topic. Nevertheless, the information he provides is always interesting, useful and practical. Philip: Good morning and welcome, listeners. If…
Making something with nothing: The rubbish garden
Program host: This is a story about how a group of women changed their lives using only what they had – though it seemed they had nothing at all. The story starts with Shirley Sifunda, a community outreach worker in Matsulu, a small village in South Africa. Shirley met with the village women to talk…
‘When it rains’: The role of trees and shrubs in preventing soil erosion
‘When it rains’ part 1 Bring up music and cross fade into effect. Cricket sounds in the distance. Heavy winds blowing. A crack of thunder and then heavy rain. Hold the rain for 3 seconds. Keke: (Yawning) Nothing like the morning after a rain. I can not only feel, but smell the fresh air. Chirping…
Do not bite the finger that feeds you: Protecting valuable upland soil
Characters Jeremiah: A progressive farmer who protects his gardens from erosion James: In-law of Jeremiah (brother to Jeremiah’s wife) who does not protect his garden from erosion Chief: Like James, he does not follow soil conservation practices Grace: Jeremiah’s wife and sister to James Narrator: How we manage our gardens and fields has a big…
Tea for the soil: How manure tea feeds the soil
Fade up signature tune to start the show. Signature tune fades out after 15 seconds under host’s voice. Host: Dear Radio Salus listeners, hello and welcome once again to our farm show. To start off, here is the theme of today’s show: Tea for the soil: How manure “tea” feeds the soil. Dear listeners and…
Soil conservation with stone barriers
Instrumental music Storyteller: The man is small but quite thickset. He is over 60 years old. With his eyes sparkling, Akali gets up, fingers a rather tousled beard and speaks in a reassuring tone. Akali: It was on a January morning. I remember it well. The manager of a government soil conservation program came to…