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Incorporating agroforestry and conservation agriculture in soybean production
FADE IN Program SIGNATURE TUNE, FADE OUT FILIUS CHALO JERE: Welcome to Farming is a Business. I am your host, Filius Chalo Jere, and today I bring you information about how farmers can grow soybean using conservation farming methods and agroforestry. These practices can mitigate climate change, which has caused a very sharp rise in…
Reforestation in the Kolda region of Senegal
Introduction Why is this subject important to listeners? Because farmers and conservationists should know: Practical ways to reforest a semi-arid or deforested region. How to revive tree stumps to grow again. How to help small-scale farmers find alternative sources of cooking fuel to reduce their dependence on trees. The tree species that are suited…
Farmer-managed natural regeneration
Here is our theme pack of FRI resources for April, this time about farmer-managed natural regeneration, or FMNR, which involves regenerating native trees and shrubs in agricultural fields from the mature root systems of previously cleared trees and shrubs. Interviews Farmers in Niger benefit from letting trees grow in their fields Improved fallows for African…
Farmers use agroforestry practices to heal farmland damaged by deforestation and soil erosion
FADE UP SIGTUNE NARRATOR: It’s time for Let’s conserve and restore our natural resources, a program about how natural resources serve small-scale farmers and what we must do to get maximum benefits from farming. Please ensure that you have your pen and paper ready to take important notes. FADE OUT SIGTUNE FILIUS: Welcome to the…
Rebuilding the land II – plugging the soil leaks
HOST: Greetings, listeners, and welcome to the program. My name is ____. Today, we’ll show how farmers are reducing soil erosion and increasing crop yields in the hilly villages around Mount Elgon in Kapchorwa District, eastern Uganda. I am in Kapchorwa District to visit farmers and learn about different ways to reduce soil erosion on…
Rebuilding the land I – restoring forest landscapes
HOST: Greetings, listeners, and welcome to the program. My name is ____. I am in Sanzara village in Kapchorwa district in the Mount Elgon area of eastern Uganda. I am here to visit a few farmers to learn about the importance of trees to agriculture. Later, I will chat with a field assistant who works…
Fact Sheet on Bamboo
Description of bamboo plants: Bamboos are woody grasses that grow up to 40 meters tall. Bamboos can be classified by the types of roots they have. Some, called runners, spread widely, and others, called clumpers, have roots that slowly expand from the original planting. Bamboo culms (stems) are normally round, jointed, sometimes thorny, and can…
Deforestation and Global Warming: Who is Responsible?
Signature tune, fade out. HOST: Good morning (afternoon, evening). If you have recently noticed that you feel hot and uncomfortable in the changing environment, and you want to know what trees can do for us, and you want to know something about global warming, then stay tuned as Nananom (elders) and a forestry officer discuss…
Forests shall heal the land
PART ONE: SFX: Signature tune fades in and fades out Host: The Tiv tribesmen of central Nigeria have a wise saying: “As long as the ailment remains with the patient, doses of medication are necessary for hope.” The hot air around us that has reduced farm yield, shortened rainfalls and caused wood shortages remains, so we…
Paying farmers for environmental services
HOST: Hello everyone. Today you will hear how a partnership between the World Agroforestry Centre or ICRAF, the Sustainability Science Program at Harvard University in the United States, and the Government of Malawi is teaching Malawian farmers the importance of dedicating a piece of land to tree planting for carbon sequestration or storage, and for timber…